Five charts show how African markets performed in January
Some of Africa’s biggest economies opened 2026 on a cautiously positive footing, with January data pointing to easing inflation, stabilising...
- Thursday, June 04, 2026
BusinessDay
Some of Africa’s biggest economies opened 2026 on a cautiously positive footing, with January data pointing to easing inflation, stabilising...
South Africa’s accession to Afreximbank signals a deeper push toward intra-African financing at a time when external support is waning....
African insurers have reached a major sustainability milestone, with $52 billion in assets now linked to climate action and social...
Ghana’s annual inflation rate fell to an almost three-decade low in January 2026, bringing it closer to African peers such...
Ghana recorded the weakest private sector performance among eight major African economies at the start of 2026, with business activity...
….expands lender’s continental reach to 54 nations South Africa has formally joined the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), becoming the 54th...
Despite easing inflation in Nigeria, eating out has emerged as one of the earliest casualties of strained household budgets, with...
Moody’s has affirmed a stable outlook on South Africa’s banking sector, saying, gradually improving operating conditions are helping to underpin...
Africa’s markets opened the week on a fragile footing as a sharp slump in gold and silver prices triggered the...
United States funding to Africa fell to its lowest level in at least a decade in 2025, extending a sharp...