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    A man poses with a handful of Zimbabwean dollars at a bank in central Harare, 15 June 2015. Zimbabweans began exchanging old notes of local dollars for US dollars, as President Robert Mugabe's government seeks to officially bury the worthless currency. Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo/File Photo
    Zimbabwe launches gold-backed currency to replace battered local dollar 
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    Japan slides into recession

    15 Feb 2024

    Source: 123RF.
    Gold rush for green: Africa poised to seize opportunity for clean technology leadership

    By NJ Ayuk 1 Jan 2024

    Source: Reuters.
    Liz Truss resigns

    20 Oct 2022

    Source: Reuters/Francis Kokoroko
    Ghana traders close shops to protest worsening economy

      20 Oct 2022

    Source: Supplied. Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, the International Monetary Fund's chief economist.
    IMF World Economic Outlook projects 25% probability global growth could fall below 2%

      11 Oct 2022

    Source: Reuters/Jeenah Moon. A view of the New York City skyline of Manhattan and the Hudson River.
    New York still top, Moscow sinks in finance centre ranking

      22 Sep 2022

    Empty shelves and rising prices test Tunisians' patience
    Empty shelves and rising prices test Tunisians' patience

      9 Sep 2022

    Food, fuel shortages hit Tunisian shops
    Food, fuel shortages hit Tunisian shops

      29 Aug 2022

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    Helping Africa's coffee, wine producers access Chinese consumers

    3 Aug 2022

    Image source: Andres Rodriguez –
    US and Kenya sign strategic trade and investment partnership

      29 Jul 2022

    Source: Freepik.com
    Pan-African trade enabling Africa's Fourth Industrial Revolution

      15 Jul 2022

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    African Development Bank's new agreement that's set to reduce Africa's trade finance gap

    14 Jul 2022

    Zimbabwe to introduce gold coins as local currency tumbles
    Zimbabwe to introduce gold coins as local currency tumbles

      5 Jul 2022

    Karen Nadasen, chair of the Ecommerce Forum of South Africa and CEO of PayU. Source: Supplied
    E-commerce, payments and unlocking the potential of the AfCFTA

    24 Jun 2022

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    Uncertainty ahead: The state of African consumer sentiment

    15 Jun 2022

    What does the increase in global inflation mean for African countries?
    What does the increase in global inflation mean for African countries?

      29 Apr 2022

    Africa faces hard knocks as rich countries take manufacturing back home
    Africa faces hard knocks as rich countries take manufacturing back home

      28 Apr 2022

    It's time for SA businesses to harness their African trade growth potential
    It's time for SA businesses to harness their African trade growth potential

    15 Apr 2022

    Sub-Saharan Africa's growth to slow to 3.6% this year, World Bank says
    Sub-Saharan Africa's growth to slow to 3.6% this year, World Bank says

      14 Apr 2022

    Source: iStock
    Outlook for global economy bleak, World Economic Forum warns

      12 Jan 2022

    Source: Reuters/Mike Hutchings/Illustration
    South Africa's rand recovers

    29 Nov 2021

    Source: © Dmitry Kalinovsky
    Medtech sector key to SA's economic recovery

    2 Nov 2021

    Source: ©pavel shlykov
    Nigeria launches digital currency to enhance payments

    25 Oct 2021

    Source: ©Francesco Remolo
    SSA: Low vaccination rates & complex policy environment impacts economy

    22 Oct 2021

    Source: ©Olga Yastremska
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    15 Oct 2021

    Source: ©HONGQI ZHANG
    SA to re-emerge in strong position post-Covid

    14 Oct 2021

    Source: ©Tomas Griger
    Covid-19 leads to rising global debt

    13 Oct 2021

    Source: © sedatseven
    SA earns over half of investment banking fees in sub-Saharan Africa

    12 Oct 2021

    Source ©Dmitrijs Kaminskis
    Africa's GBS sector on the rise

    2 Sep 2021

    Thusang Mahlangu, CEO, Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty South Africa
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      25 Jun 2021

    West African leaders and officials stand for a photo at the Ecowas extraordinary summit on terrorism in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Reuters/Anne Mimault
    West African regional bloc adopts new plan to launch single currency in 2027

    21 Jun 2021

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      14 Jun 2021

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    Source: Reuters.
    Liz Truss resigns

    20 Oct 2022

    Source: Reuters/Francis Kokoroko
    Ghana traders close shops to protest worsening economy

     20 Oct 2022

    Source: Supplied. Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, the International Monetary Fund's chief economist.
    IMF World Economic Outlook projects 25% probability global growth could fall below 2%

     11 Oct 2022

    Source: Reuters/Jeenah Moon. A view of the New York City skyline of Manhattan and the Hudson River.
    New York still top, Moscow sinks in finance centre ranking

     22 Sep 2022

    Empty shelves and rising prices test Tunisians' patience
    Empty shelves and rising prices test Tunisians' patience

     9 Sep 2022

    Food, fuel shortages hit Tunisian shops
    Food, fuel shortages hit Tunisian shops

     29 Aug 2022

    Source:
    Helping Africa's coffee, wine producers access Chinese consumers

    3 Aug 2022

    Image source: Andres Rodriguez –
    US and Kenya sign strategic trade and investment partnership

     29 Jul 2022

    Source: Freepik.com
    Pan-African trade enabling Africa's Fourth Industrial Revolution

     15 Jul 2022

    Source:
    African Development Bank's new agreement that's set to reduce Africa's trade finance gap

    14 Jul 2022

    Zimbabwe to introduce gold coins as local currency tumbles
    Zimbabwe to introduce gold coins as local currency tumbles

     5 Jul 2022

    Karen Nadasen, chair of the Ecommerce Forum of South Africa and CEO of PayU. Source: Supplied
    E-commerce, payments and unlocking the potential of the AfCFTA

    24 Jun 2022

    Source:
    Uncertainty ahead: The state of African consumer sentiment

    15 Jun 2022

    What does the increase in global inflation mean for African countries?
    What does the increase in global inflation mean for African countries?

     29 Apr 2022

    Africa faces hard knocks as rich countries take manufacturing back home
    Africa faces hard knocks as rich countries take manufacturing back home

     28 Apr 2022

    It's time for SA businesses to harness their African trade growth potential
    It's time for SA businesses to harness their African trade growth potential

    15 Apr 2022

    Sub-Saharan Africa's growth to slow to 3.6% this year, World Bank says
    Sub-Saharan Africa's growth to slow to 3.6% this year, World Bank says

     14 Apr 2022

    Source: iStock
    Outlook for global economy bleak, World Economic Forum warns

     12 Jan 2022

    Source: Reuters/Mike Hutchings/Illustration
    South Africa's rand recovers

    29 Nov 2021

    Source: © Dmitry Kalinovsky
    Medtech sector key to SA's economic recovery

    2 Nov 2021

    Source: ©pavel shlykov
    Nigeria launches digital currency to enhance payments

    25 Oct 2021

    Source: ©Francesco Remolo
    SSA: Low vaccination rates & complex policy environment impacts economy

    22 Oct 2021

    Source: ©Olga Yastremska
    Namdeb extends life of mine to 2042

    15 Oct 2021

    Source: ©HONGQI ZHANG
    SA to re-emerge in strong position post-Covid

    14 Oct 2021

    Source: ©Tomas Griger
    Covid-19 leads to rising global debt

    13 Oct 2021

    Source: © sedatseven
    SA earns over half of investment banking fees in sub-Saharan Africa

    12 Oct 2021

    Source ©Dmitrijs Kaminskis
    Africa's GBS sector on the rise

    2 Sep 2021

    Thusang Mahlangu, CEO, Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty South Africa
    Top 3 risks to businesses in 2021

     25 Jun 2021

    West African leaders and officials stand for a photo at the Ecowas extraordinary summit on terrorism in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Reuters/Anne Mimault
    West African regional bloc adopts new plan to launch single currency in 2027

    21 Jun 2021

    Cryptocurrency adoption in Africa: The ups and downs
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     14 Jun 2021

    Summit to stimulate investment into Africa
    Summit to stimulate investment into Africa

     28 May 2021

    Workers in a tea plantation in Rwanda. The crop is one of the country's main exports
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     27 May 2021

    Image source: Getty/Gallo
    Nigeria is making progress with financial inclusion: here's how

     20 May 2021

    Register now: CEO Connect discussion on Competitive Collaboration in Africa - One Africa, One Voice
    Register now: CEO Connect discussion on Competitive Collaboration in Africa - One Africa, One Voice

    Shift Impact Africa 17 May 2021

    Trucks loaded with goods had been waiting for weeks to cross the Côte d’Ivoire-Ghana borders at Elubo/Noe. © Franck Kuwonu/Africa Renewal
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    7 May 2021

    Nigeria extends naira incentive offer to boost diaspora inflow
    Nigeria extends naira incentive offer to boost diaspora inflow

     7 May 2021

    Bobby Madhav, FNB head of trade and structured trade and commodity finance
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     22 Apr 2021

    Rovuma LNG project
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     30 Mar 2021

    This week South Africa’s finance minister Tito Mboweni will deliver the country’s budget. Photo by Jeffrey Abrahams/Gallo Images via Getty Images
    The basis of South Africa's annual budgets needs an overhaul. Here's why, and how

     23 Feb 2021

    Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa meets his Chinese counterpart President Xi Jinping in Beijing, in 2018. EPA-EFE/Lintao Zhang / POOL
    President Mnangagwa claimed Zimbabwe was open for business. What's gone wrong

     1 Feb 2021

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