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What the future holds for businesses in Africa - 2021 and beyond

What the future holds for businesses in Africa - 2021 and beyond

28 May 2021

Workers in a tea plantation in Rwanda. The crop is one of the country's main exports

Africa's free trade area offers great promise. But only if risks are managed with resolve

John Luiz 27 May 2021

South African bank notes featuring an image of former South African President Nelson Mandela are displayed at an office in Johannesburg, file.Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

South African rand extends gains as rating agencies maintain outlook

Promit Mukherjee 24 May 2021

South African Rand coins are seen in this illustration picture taken October 28, 2020. Reuters/Mike Hutchings/Illustration

South Africa's rand firms as central bank holds rates, stocks rise

Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo & Tanisha Heiberg 21 May 2021

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Nigeria is making progress with financial inclusion: here's how

Emmanuel Mogaji 20 May 2021

Job seekers stand outside a construction site ahead of the release of the unemployment numbers by Statistics South Africa, in Eikenhof, south of Johannesburg, South Africa, June 23, 2020. Reuter/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

South Africa's weak growth could fuel socioeconomic tensions - Moody's

Mfuneko Toyana 19 May 2021

A shopper wearing a protective mask shops for liquor in Johannesburg, South Africa, March 26, 2020. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Consumer inflation hits 1-year high ahead of rates decision

Mfuneko Toyana 19 May 2021

Register now: CEO Connect discussion on Competitive Collaboration in Africa - One Africa, One Voice

Register now: CEO Connect discussion on Competitive Collaboration in Africa - One Africa, One Voice

Shift Impact Africa 17 May 2021

President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers his State of the Nation address in parliament in Cape Town, South Africa, February 11, 2021. Esa Alexander/Pool via Reuter/File Photo

South Africa investors cheer Ramaphosa rival's suspension

Alexander Winning 13 May 2021

BETI's April figures show rapid economic recovery, but not real growth

BETI's April figures show rapid economic recovery, but not real growth

13 May 2021

Joe Keenan, MD, BME

Are businesses ready to attract tomorrow's investors?

Joe Keenan 11 May 2021

Herman de Kock, executive head of sales, Nedbank Business Banking

Key growth opportunities in a struggling South African economy

Herman de Kock 10 May 2021

Trucks loaded with goods had been waiting for weeks to cross the Côte d’Ivoire-Ghana borders at Elubo/Noe. © Franck Kuwonu/Africa Renewal

Africans urged to trade more with each other

7 May 2021

Nigeria extends naira incentive offer to boost diaspora inflow

Nigeria extends naira incentive offer to boost diaspora inflow

Chijioke Ohuocha 7 May 2021

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