African economy news and analysis: GDP, inflation, interest rates, currencies, trade and the policies driving growth across the continent.
Lesotho’s economy is trying to recover after years of challenges, but the progress made this year could be at risk if global and regional economic conditions worsen. This was the …
FirstBank has announced the 2025 edition of its Agric and Export Conference, an initiative aimed at driving growth in Nigeria’s agriculture and non-oil export sectors. The event, themed “The Fundamentals …
Zimbabwe’s corporate sector is facing fresh pressure after the country’s Finance Minister, Professor Mthuli Ncube, used his mid-term budget review to focus more on boosting government revenue than providing incentives …
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) says it is confident the country will be ready to fully move from its current multicurrency system to using only the local currency by …
The World Bank Group has appointed Nathan Belete as the new Country Director for Zimbabwe, Malawi, Tanzania, and Zambia, putting him in charge of managing a huge development portfolio valued …
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has told Nigerians to treat the naira with more respect, saying it is one of the strongest currencies in the world when judged by …
Zimbabwe’s Finance Minister, Professor Mthuli Ncube, has raised alarm over what he calls “procurement chaos” in government ministries, warning that it is draining the Treasury and putting the country’s fragile …
The Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise Development Agency (MSMEDA) and Banque du Caire have signed two major agreements worth a combined EGP 500 million to support micro-enterprises across Egypt. The …
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered a full review of revenue deductions and retention practices by Nigeria’s major federal revenue-earning agencies. The directive was made public by the Minister of …
Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly has defended his government’s decision to offer unused state-owned lands for investment in partnership with the private sector, insisting that the initiative is about unlocking …
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