Egypt’s minister of planning and economic development talks to The Banker about stabilising the economy and attracting foreign investment.
Egypt’s banks have emerged from a difficult decade with their appetite for expansion undimmed.
M&A activity has been a prominent feature of sub-Saharan Africa's banking sector in recent years, with the reason behind these moves tending to be one of crisis or expansion.
Kenya has been a hotbed of M&A activity in the banking sector in the past 12 months. The Banker looks at the factors behind this.
The CEO of First Bank of Nigeria talks about the outlook for consolidation in the country's banking sector, and whether payment service lenders present a threat.
Malawi’s judiciary has stood up for democracy, but it is unclear what is in store next for this small east African economy.
The move to rename the CFA franc the 'eco' has been broadly welcomed. But what will the repercussions be throughout west Africa?
South Sudan’s minister for finance and economic planning tells The Banker about the economic benefits of peace.
Which banks across Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa have performed the best in The Banker’s newly introduced ranking that measures a lender's performance across various key criteria?
Sudan’s finance minister talks to The Banker about how he intends to bring the highly indebted country’s finances back to normality, repair international relations and lift the population out of poverty.
As Angola makes tentative steps towards a stronger economy, improvements in asset quality are still needed at its banks. Marie Kemplay reports.
Nigeria’s central bank governor discusses moves to encourage greater private sector lending and a push towards a cashless economy.
In the face of cooling growth predictions, Kenya's central bank governor talks to John Everington about the deeper changes being made to the country's banking system.
In times of conflict, a central bank can play a unifying role. This is what is happening in Libya.
Technology's impact on Africa is well documented, but with rule changes in giant markets such as Nigeria enabling further incursions, how will incumbent banks react?
Facebook’s Libra will, it is claimed, bring the unbanked into the financial system. However, in Africa this issue is being tackled in more innovative ways.
Reforms and a large unbanked rural population are behind new strategies at Zambia’s otherwise stable banks.
Zambia is beset with problems stemming from the commodities price drop, the effects of a severe drought and rampant public spending. But is an IMF loan the solution?
As Zambia experiences weak credit growth and stubborn inflation, the country’s central bank governor talks to The Banker about its recovery strategy.
Marouane El Abassi, governor of the Central Bank of Tunisia, talks about containing inflation and the potential impact of the country’s upcoming elections.