Finance & Services

West Africa’s most significant mergers and acquisitions, along with the financial and legal advisers behind them, have been recognised in the recently released 2024 DealMakers AFRICA Annual Awards. The awards …

South Africa’s two biggest political parties, the African National Congress (ANC) and the pro-business Democratic Alliance (DA), are still struggling to reach an agreement on the national budget. The deadlock …

South Africa’s rand made gains on Monday, strengthened by a surge in gold prices and growing optimism about a potential agreement between the country’s two largest political parties on the …

Standard Bank Group, Africa’s biggest bank by assets, has raised its sustainable finance targets by 80% to R450 billion in the next three years. This move is part of the …

AfrexInsure, the speciality insurance subsidiary of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), has onboarded Oando Plc as a strategic partner to protect the bank’s investment in Oando’s operations in Nigeria through …

Leading trust company STL Trustees has awarded a total of N3m in grants to 30 women-led businesses through its newly launched STL FundHer initiative. According to a statement from the …

International Energy Insurance Plc (IEI) and Mutual Benefits Assurance Plc have announced delays in filing their audited financial statements for the 2024 financial year. The companies disclosed this in separate …

Auto-Tech company Carviva has announced the achievement of $1m in fuel token transaction value over a two-year trial period on its Fuel Wallet platform. According to a statement from the …

In a bid to tackle pressing economic challenges, Nigeria has secured a $500 million loan from the World Bank to support its Community Action for Resilience and Economic Stimulus Program. …

A member of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), Mustapha Akinkunmi, has revealed that Nigeria’s interest rate ranks as the fifth highest in the world. This disclosure …