10/02/2025
These new digital lending rules from Bank of Ghana are designed to balance innovation with consumer protection, ensuring that only serious and well-structured firms remain in operation.
10/01/2025
The two nations were put under heightened scrutiny by the Financial Action Task Force in February 2023 for shortcomings in tackling illicit financial flows.
09/30/2025
borrowing. With diamonds accounting for 80% of the country’s export revenue, the report also highlights opportunities for economic diversification and improved natural capital management.
09/30/2025
This marks the tenth consecutive cut since January 2024, totaling a cumulative reduction of 700 basis points.
09/29/2025
The Reserve Bank and the National Treasury have been in talks to lower the country’s inflation target for months, with no official change announced yet.
09/29/2025
This hold-up has sparked worries about the bank’s future and its role in helping people without easy access to money services.
09/26/2025
Other banks with upcoming Eurobond maturities include Ecobank, the Mauritius Commercial Bank, and about eight Nigerian banks - among them Access Bank, Fidelity and First Bank of Nigeria.
09/26/2025
Under the new framework, prospective providers must show evidence of the minimum capital in their corporate accounts, supported by a detailed funding plan.
09/26/2025
Stanbic IBTC Holdings emerged as the highest interim dividend payer, declaring N2.50 per ordinary share of 50 kobo each.
09/25/2025
The future path of US interest rates is unclear, while in South Africa patience will be required, as the transition to structurally lower inflation will take time.
09/25/2025
The warning came on Wednesday during the launch of a nationwide sensitisation campaign on proper naira handling, held in Abuja.
09/24/2025
Consequently, the committee lowered its policy rate by 50bps to 27.50%.
09/24/2025
This is now under threat as spam calling has become so pervasive that many mobile users avoid answering calls, unless they know the caller.
09/24/2025
The CBN governor said the committee also acknowledged the successful termination of forbearance measures and waivers on civil obligors
09/23/2025
Bitcoin, which has jumped 82% in the past 12 months, fell 2.3% to $112,735.12 as of 10h18 in Johannesburg.
09/23/2025
Demand surge follows March interest rate cut ending tightening
09/22/2025
It also remains sensitive to the ongoing efforts to reduce the steep US tariffs on imports from South Africa.
09/22/2025
In South Africa, cases linked to deep fake manipulation have surged by 1,200% in just a year.
09/22/2025
He described this as a drain on resources that should be used to build hospitals, schools and climate-resilient infrastructure.
09/19/2025
Along with the extension, the commission has also called on stakeholders to complete an online survey and questionnaire, which will also go into consideration in the final report.