07/10/2025
South Africa’s central bank could lower CPI goal in July
As soon as its policy meeting at the end of this month.
Regulation,Tax & Compliance
07/09/2025
Ghana cedi gains strength against US dollar year-on-year
On June 30, 2025, the rate stood at GH¢10.31, emphasising the appreciation.
07/09/2025
African Development Bank approves $474.6mln loan to support South Africa's infrastructure governance, green growth
This IGGGP is the second phase of the Bank's strategic support for South Africa's Just Energy Transition
07/08/2025
CBN Directs Banks to Submit Capital Plans, Gives 10 Days Deadline
The transitional framework, according to the CBN, is designed to support affected banks in restoring full prudential compliance while promoting macro-financial stability.
07/07/2025
Criminals targeting South Africans using banking apps and digital wallets on their phones
Once a phone is stolen, fraudsters can bypass security features by decrypting or jailbreaking it and adding their own biometric data.
07/07/2025
FG fines Multichoice N766m over privacy breaches
The depth of data processing by Multichoice is patently intrusive, unfair, unnecessary and disproportionate.
07/04/2025
Ghana Approves $360mln World Bank Loan to Support 2025 Budget
The funds will mainly be used to clear outstanding payments owed to road sector contractors, strengthen social safety nets, support vulnerable groups, and ultimately reduce poverty levels in the country.
07/04/2025
Lagos to enforce mandatory health insurance for residents
The order mandates that residents must show evidence of enrolment in a health insurance scheme before accessing public health services, excluding emergencies.
07/04/2025
Ghana fully up to date on 2025 Eurobond debt service obligations – Finance Minister
The Ministry noted that since concluding Ghana’s Eurobond debt restructuring in October 2024, the government has cumulatively serviced US$1,174.64 million in Eurobond debt payments.
07/03/2025
Warning to lawyers in South Africa, and why households will pay more for food
On Thursday, 3 July, the rand was trading at R17.58 to the dollar, R23.98 to the pound and R20.74 to the euro. Oil was trading slightly lower at $68.56 a barrel.
07/03/2025
Sarb to get stricter with mutual banks
While mutual banks are very small in the banking sector, with total assets of less than R4.2 billion, the impaired loans as a percentage of total advances sit at 12.8%.
07/03/2025
FNB tightens screws further on eBucks
Points needed to hit Level 5 are lower
07/02/2025
AfDB's Capital Markets Development Trust Fund approves $400,000 technical assistance grant for Ethiopian Capital Market Authority and Ethiopian Securities Exchange
The grant will be sourced from the Capital Markets Development Trust Fund (CMDTF), a multi-donor trust fund, managed by the African Development Bank.
07/02/2025
Capitec responds to Home Affairs fee hike
Schreiber argued the fee increase was necessary because the 15-cent charge had always been “inappropriately low” and had not changed for more than 10 years.
07/01/2025
The West African Development Bank (BOAD) achieves French Institute of Audit and Internal Control ...
With this achievement, BOAD becomes the first Multilateral Development Bank to receive this international certification, underscoring its leadership in adopting international best practices in internal audit.
07/01/2025
ECOWAS parliament seeks legal framework for AI in West Africa
Represented by Second Deputy Speaker, Adjaratou Coulibaly, Ibrahima said the subregion must adopt new learning models to meet global technological demands.
07/01/2025
Ghana gets $360m World Bank financing for macroeconomic stability
The Bank explains that the Second Resilient Recovery Development Policy Operation is part of a broad World Bank engagement for crisis response and resilience in Ghana.
07/01/2025
Ghana’s growth at risk without sustained structural changes – Seth Terkper
Terkper said recurring labour unrest, unresolved arrears, and unmet conditions of service are by-products of poor intergovernmental transition management.
07/01/2025
CBN, anti-graft agencies to monitor student loan disbursement
This is as the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, in its latest data released on Monday, revealed that over N38.2bn has so far been released to 206 institutions in the form of institutional charges.
06/27/2025
Ethiopia central bank says foreign banks can apply for licences
In December, parliament approved a long-awaited law to allow foreign banks to establish subsidiaries, open branches or representative offices, and buy shares in local banks.