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Improving terms of trade, strengthening currencies and falling inflation are priming the continent for a growth surge…
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Despite a gold price that’s north of $4,000, African producers are having a tough time of things. The record price is merely papering over…
The PAPSS promise: Faster, cheaper Africa payments
The Pan-African Payment and Settlement System could transform cross-border payments. But it faces integration, liquidity and infrastructure hurdles…
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Infrastructure, political hurdles and low industrial capacity impede intra-African trade, challenging continental integration…
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Barrick CEO Mark Bristow’s shock ejection highlights what’s at stake for miners operating through a monumental gold price rally…
Guptas secure CAR asylum to evade justice
Asylum in the Central African Republic shields the Guptas from extradition, undermining South Africa’s efforts to bring state capture fugitives to justice…
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Africa: A continent of limitless potential
Standard Bank’s Keep Growing campaign is a promise to embrace…
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For the first time in fifteen years, South Africa’s debt-to-GDP…
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