After minting a new currency design, Nigeria’s central bank has given the population just a few weeks until old notes are null and void. A difficult mix of positive and negative outcomes is exacerbating political rifts.
African authorities must make tough choices as they are confronted by surging prices.
As we come to the end of this year, our editors look back on their own coverage for The Banker in 2022: Here are our ‘best bits’.
Improving internal processes will encourage external investment, writes the CEO of Absa International.
Across the continent, cashew farmers – among those in a growing range of agricultural markets – are making use of blockchain to digitise their finances and track the numbers more effectively.
Far-reaching structural reforms and massive investment in infrastructure and agriculture are required to ward off disaster in sub-Saharan Africa.
The continent's most industrialised economy continues to suffer from underinvestment and lingering corruption.
The continent’s largest banks returned to profitability in 2021, even as growth slowed in Egypt and Morocco, writes John Everington.
The country’s lenders are in rude health, even as the threat of a greylisting by the FATF looms.
Deputy finance minister, David Masondo, discusses the overhaul of the country’s ailing energy sector and measures taken to reduce the risk of greylisting by FATF.
The South African government is mounting a legislative response to avoid joining the FATF monitoring list, but time is running short.
Regulators are trying to keep pace with the fast-evolving fintech sector as the Rapid Payments Programme nears launch.
SNB claims the Arab world’s top spot as post-Covid regional profitability rebounds.
The Kenyan lender's acquisition of Trust Merchant Bank follows the Democratic Republic of Congo's formal entry into the East African Community.
The BNA has introduced a new regulatory measure, marking another step on its journey to making Angola an enticing investment prospect.
Africa’s forays into fintech continue apace as a new hub opens in South Africa, while sharing knowledge across the continent continues to be crucial for success.
African nations are at the vanguard of the new movement towards central bank digital currencies, in a desperate bid to regain the initiative in the wake of rising cryptocurrency usage across the continent.
Reports are growing of toxic work cultures across Nigeria’s fast-growing fintech sector.
The central African government’s move to embrace bitcoin highlights the growing importance of cryptocurrencies across the continent, with central banks playing catch up.
It has not been a great start to the year for the global mergers and acquisitions market, with deal volumes down across all regions.