A Shift Toward a Softer Money Market Environment Nigeria’s money market has entered a new phase marked by declining short-term rates and a significant surge in system liquidity. The moderation in money market rates follows the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) decision to reduce the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) by 50 basis points, signaling a […]
Introduction: A Strategic Response to a Growing Digital Crisis As East Africa undergoes rapid digital transformation, the region’s corporate sector is facing an increasingly complex and dangerous cyber risk environment. In response to this growing threat landscape, APA Insurance has introduced a comprehensive Cyber Insurance product aimed at protecting businesses from financial devastation, reputational damage, […]
South Africa may be approaching a historic fiscal inflection point. After nearly two decades of persistent debt accumulation driven by weak economic growth, rising public sector wages, state-owned enterprise bailouts, and widening fiscal deficits, government debt is now poised to reach its highest level relative to GDP — and potentially stabilize. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana […]
Nigeria’s foreign exchange market delivered a paradox this week. On the same day that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) announced gross external reserves had climbed to a 13-year high of $50.45 billion, the naira weakened across both the official and parallel segments of the FX market. At the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) window, […]
Nigeria’s energy crisis is no longer just a power supply problem — it is an economic drag, a productivity constraint, and a systemic risk to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that form the backbone of the country’s economy. Now, a new partnership between Casava, Nigeria’s first licensed digital microinsurance company, and Rivy, a leading clean-tech […]
Ghana’s financial regulators have delivered one of the strongest public interventions yet in West Africa’s evolving digital asset landscape. In a joint directive issued on February 20, 2026, the Bank of Ghana (BoG) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ordered all Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) to immediately cease public advertising of digital asset […]
In a landmark development for African capital markets, Standard Bank Group has raised R2 billion through the continent’s first issuance of Flac notes — a class of debt instruments designed to absorb losses during banking crises. The transaction, divided into four tranches, attracted bids exceeding R10 billion from more than 30 institutional investors, signaling strong […]
South Africa’s 10-year government bond yield has eased to around 7.91%, approaching levels last seen in March 2015. On the surface, that may appear to be just another incremental move in the fixed-income market. In reality, it represents something more meaningful: a shift in investor sentiment toward fiscal credibility, inflation stability, and macroeconomic risk containment […]
East Africa’s electric mobility market has reached an inflection point. In a development that signals growing institutional confidence in the region’s clean transport ecosystem, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) has proposed an equity investment of up to $5 million (KES 645 million) in Arc Ride, a Nairobi-based battery-as-a-service (BaaS) startup. The investment is intended to […]
A new Stablecoin Utility Report conducted by YouGov in partnership with BVNK, Coinbase, and Artemis surveyed more than 4,650 respondents across 15 countries who either hold or plan to hold cryptocurrencies. The findings offer a clear message: stablecoins are no longer a niche crypto tool. They are emerging as a parallel financial infrastructure — particularly […]
Kenya's government has raised Ksh.112.374 billion from the Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC), after the share...
The US dollar staged one of its most decisive geopolitical rallies in years this week, climbing broadly against the euro,...
Nigeria's maritime sector delivered one of its most impressive performances on record in 2025, with total cargo throughput, container volumes,...
Berlin- and Singapore-based venture capital platform GHARAGE Ventures has officially launched its first institutional fund, closing Fund I at €40...
