Finance & Services

The overall value of US trade with Africa has fallen over the last decade, but aid to the continent has remained stable at around $13bn annually.

A ground-breaking UN resolution put forward by African nations could pave the way for reforms to a global tax system that favours richer countries.

Africa may be able to avoid the worst impacts of a global downturn. But this will depend on whether African countries can speed up the implementation of much-needed reforms, write director of the Dunning Africa Centre, Rajneesh Narula and Jon Foster Pedley, dean and director of H…

The president of the African Development Bank shares his views on investment opportunities, financial management and the growing threat of climate insecurity.

A plan to replace tired old banknotes and those allegedly hoarded by citizens led to the naira slumping on the parallel market.

Mobile money services, agency banking and the extension of new financial services to consumers are all helping to build a vibrant e-commerce sector in Africa.

Unprecedented price surges mean that for many people across the world, the food they could pay for yesterday is no longer affordable today.