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What’s in store for Africa’s largest economies in 2023
Will digital currencies transform Africa’s banking landscape
Fighting Terrorism in Africa, why the continent needs a reset!
Risks that could disrupt African economies in 2023
Multipolar”ism”, how African is positioning itself as a Geopolitical heavyweight
Africa has stumbled headlong into what has been called the ‘perfect storm’’. From the heavy burden of debt servicing, the instability created by election…
Tanzanite is a precious stone said to be a thousand times rare than the rarest diamond. True to that claim, the tanzanite gemstone…
There appears to be a consensus that the world is finally turning its back on the US dollar. There are simmering shifts within the global monetary system. The shift becomes ever more apparent, best described as de-dollarisation.
The world is searching for alternatives to the US dollar, finding them more often. Thus, moving away from the dollar can no longer be stopped. For instance, early this year, Indonesia reiterated it would promote local currency settlement (LCS) in cross-border trade and investment to reduce dependence on the US dollar.
Africa’s human development cannot proceed until the first and most basic need—food—is met. A report by AusAID titled Improving food security in Africa reveals…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) boasts of some of Africa’s largest economies, but like many economies of the world, the 15…
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) could deliver far greater benefits in terms of jobs, growth, and poverty reduction than previously estimated…
The world is on the cusp of a new geopolitical order, embracing multipolarity and swiftly effacing the long-standing unipolar world that has for decades…
In the modern world, affordable housing is becoming a complex issue for many people, especially in Africa. Across the region, rapid urbanization, which has…
Africa is huge continent with untapped potential. With the rest of the world opening up for the best international trade and travel relations, Africa…
Edwin Moyo, Zimbabwe’s horticulture industry magnate flies under the radar. He is unlike your typical successful Harare businessman. He is not bashful about his…
In full throttle the world is diving deeper into the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). Resultantly, among the new wave of technologies marking this new…
For years, the East African Community (EAC) struggled with divisions among member states mainly on key trade agreements slowing down the region from achieving…
Most African economies have been staring into an economic abyss, besieged by a plethora of daunting challenges that have left many teetering on the…
2022 has been a mixed bag of fortunes for the East African Community (EAC) as economies in the region implemented different policy interventions and…
According to the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO), growth should accelerate in the WAEMU economic region in the medium term. The increased production in the tertiary and secondary sectors remains crucial. These sectors should benefit from controlling the current health crisis in the Union and the continued implementation of the NDPs.
Growth in the Union is expected to drop from 6 per cent in 2021 to 5.9 per cent in 2022 before settling at 7.2 per cent in 2023. The contribution to growth from the tertiary sector should stand at 3.5 per cent in 2023, up by 0.3 points compared to 2022. The contribution of the secondary sector should grow by 0.9 points between the two years to settle at 2.6 per cent in 2023.
Africa is host to some world class companies that investors should consider adding to their portfolio in 2023. However, the investment climate has been…
The low adoption of CBDCs in Africa, which would hinder the policy objectives central banks hope to achieve, remains a significant concern for African…
One of the few spoken regional trade blocs of Africa is the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS). Despite such little being spoken…
Economies the world over have made significant recoveries from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, Russia-Ukraine conflict and disruptive supply chains with positive growth…
Should a common currency in the EAC come to fruition, the trade will be fueled by a reduction, albeit limited, in transaction costs, the…
Nearly 90 per cent of the world’s trade is carried by the global shipping industry. Without shipping, global cargo trade via imports and exports…