The Big Fail: South Sudan
Where did it all go wrong?
Designed as place where new business could survive and prosper, South Sudan’s devastating collapse into corruption has driven away...
Bitcoin vs Britcoin: Are CBDCs the future?
GOOGLE searches for central bank digital currencies (CBDC) in the UK and US have exploded.
Analysis by cryptocurrency betting review website Cryptobetting.org showed that CBDC...
Zambia Makes Steady Progress in Financial Inclusion but Many Women Still...
Mary Banda runs a small restaurant in Kamwala market, one of Lusaka’s oldest markets. She uses the proceeds from her business to feed her...
Oil giant’s massive profits — and legal woes
SHELL has seen record annual profits since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The oil giant’s profits hit £32.2bn last year: double the previous year’s tally, and...
Analytics key to African countries’ ability to share in services trade
UNCTAD-UNECA projects’ experts pool wisdom to grow regional economies and increase benefit from value chains
AFRICA needs to step-up its analytics game to play a...
Dependence on commodities leaves countries ‘vulnerable to shocks’ and ‘weakened’
THE NUMBER of countries dependent on commodities has reached its highest level in 20 years, according to a recent UNCTAD report.
UNCTAD (United Nations Conference...
‘Flow like a river’ — Barclays CEO knows how to deal...
Keabetswe Pheko-Moshagane, the CEO of Barclays Botswana, is a pioneer: the first female Motswana (Botswana citizen) to be appointed to the role.
“Our journey is...
Abu Dhabi’s global hunt for fresh fintech talent
Exciting start-ups found during tour stops in Africa, Asia and Europe
THE MENA region’s FinTech Abu Dhabi Festival (FinTechAD) has a global tour reaching cities...
Barclays’ African odyssey over the years: always with people as primary...
IN 1950, the British bank Barclays (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas – DCO) was the dominant financial institution on the African continent.
Its presence was entrenched...
