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Why Africa’s $1 Trillion State Assets Matter for Future Growth

Africa is owning its choices to the capital it has managed to build over time. For the first time, state-owned institutions across the continent are managing assets approaching $1 trillion,.

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South Africa’s Monetary Reset: The Last MPC Decision That Still Sets the Pace for 2026

As 2025 draws to a close, the international economic environment remains fraught with uncertainty. Major economies are moving at different speeds, and the world’s monetary guardians are contending with crosswinds.

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South Africa Charts a New Monetary Course with Rate Cut

In a decisive monetary policy move, the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) reduced its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 6.75%. This adjustment marks the first policy decision.

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Inside the 2025 Climate Yearbook: Africa’s Rise in Global Funding

For decades, Africa has stood on the edge of the global climate-finance conversation, seen more as a vulnerable landscape than a central participant in shaping solutions. The Yearbook of Global.

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Guinea Eyes 2026 for Simandou Wealth Fund Debut

Guinea, long known for its geological riches, has taken a decisive step toward converting mineral wealth into long-term public capital. The government has announced plans to launch its first sovereign.

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South Africa Lowers Inflation Target: First Change in 25 years

For the first time in a quarter of a century, South Africa has revised its inflation target, lowering it from a long-standing range of 3 to 6 percent to a.

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FNB and Mastercard Simplify Africa’s Cross-Border Payments

Millions of Africans rely on remittances to sustain families, fund education, and power small businesses. The ability to send money quickly and affordably across borders is more than a financial.

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IMF 2025 MENAP Outlook: North Africa Edges Higher

The IMF’s October 2025 Regional Economic Outlook upgrades growth prospects across MENAP, projecting regional GDP growth of 3.2 per cent in 2025 and 3.7 per cent in 2026, up from.

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Nigeria, World Bank Launch $500 Million Agribusiness Drive

In a world where nearly 500 million smallholder farmers produce approximately 80 per cent of the food consumed globally yet remain mired in subsistence agriculture, the launch of the AgriConnect.

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From Aid to Investment: Africa’s Defining Economic Shift in RMB’s 2025/26 Outlook

Africa’s growth story is being rewritten, not through aid dependency, but through investment, trade, and self-determination. The newly released Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) “Where to Invest in Africa 2025/26” (WTIIA).

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