Banking In East Africa: A New Powerhouse In The Making
After years of planning and discussion, the East African Community (EAC) is finally beginning to fulfil some of its early promise. Cross-border labour mobility across the region is increasing and an...
View ArticleBanking In West Africa
The 16 countries that constitute West Africa, with their high population densities, their various trading and monetary union blocs, their natural resources, including oil, and the sheer dynamism of...
View ArticleSouth Africa: Look Beyond Profits, Banks Warned
South African banks have recovered strongly from the fallout of the global financial crisis and are now looking to expand, both domestically and in emerging markets across the continent. Yet the...
View ArticleSquaring The Lending Circle
Africa has a huge ‘missing middle’ – that sector of entrepreneurs who fall between micro and large – that is potentially worth billions and could generate hundreds of thousands of jobs. The problem is...
View ArticleCan Angola’s Banks Cope With Oil Windfall?
From this month, (October), new laws in Angola involving payments by oil companies will provide a major windfall for the country’s banks, given the size of the oil sector. Questions remain whether the...
View ArticleNorth African Banking: Politics Shapes The Landscape
Governments and banks enjoy a co-dependent relationship. Governments rely on banks to finance short- and long-term debt, while banks need stable government in order to prosper. The Arab Spring has...
View ArticleKenya Consolidates While Ethiopia Opens Up
Kenya continues to be the dominant banking force in East Africa both in terms of domestic as well as foreign expansion. Some local banks are outperforming multinationals. Ethiopia, it now seems...
View ArticleHistoric Tunisian Deal Raises Confidence
As it navigates a political and economic minefield, the Tunisian government had something to shout about in November with what is widely considered in Tunisian business circles as a historic deal....
View ArticlePensions boom sweeps Africa
After decades of neglect, Africa’s pension industry is now showing signs of very robust growth. As the continent continues to grow, more people are prepared to invest in their retirement and...
View ArticleACET: A roadmap for transformation
The African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET) is an economic policy institute that seeks to support Africa’s long term growth through transformation. Report by Neil Ford. Its vision is that by...
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