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Nigeria Naira bonds beat EM peers as Tinubu reforms get noticed
25th July 2025 Nigerian President Bola Tinubu‘s reforms are sparking the biggest bond rally in emerging markets as the West African nation’s two-digit carry... →
Citigroup says capital markets reopening to African borrowers
25th July 2025 African borrowers are regaining access to international capital markets, offering governments and companies a fresh opportunity to diversify their... →
Prasa, union reach wage deal
25th July 2025 The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa and its key union reached a wage agreement that will see a 5.5% increase in workers’ pay across the... →
Goldman, Investec see room for three S Africa rate cuts in 2025
24th July 2025 South Africa’s tame inflation has created room for the central bank to cut interest rates at each of its three remaining meetings this year,... →
Rand Merchant, South Africa Parks mull conservation, rhino bonds
23rd July 2025 South African National Parks, which runs some of the world’s premier wildlife reserves, said it’s in discussions with Rand Merchant Bank over the... →
South Africa to amend Budget process after political wrangling
23rd July 2025 South Africa’s National Treasury plans to revamp its 2026 budget-preparation process after political wrangling saw this year’s proposal altered... →
Malawi faces $2bn reserves hole on debt arrears, IMF says
23rd July 2025 Malawi’s debt bill this year will be $2-billion more than what it holds in foreign reserves, according to the International Monetary Fund — an... →
South Africa inflation hits four-month high before rate meeting
23rd July 2025 South African inflation quickened to a four-month high in June, complicating the central bank’s task as it prepares to review interest rates.... →
South Africa Roads Agency on verge of accessing Brics bank loan
22nd July 2025 South Africa’s National Roads Agency expects to be able to access a R7-billion loan from the New Development Bank soon and plans to use the money... →
Mozambique’s Maputo port sees sharp drop in volumes after unrest
22nd July 2025 Mozambique’s Maputo port suffered a steep drop in shipments during the first half of the year amid trade uncertainties and social unrest, according... →
Nigeria set to hold rates pending clarity on inflation outlook
22nd July 2025 Policymakers at the Central Bank of Nigeria are poised to leave borrowing costs unchanged at their third meeting of the year to gauge the... →
Buti Manamela to replace Nkabane as higher education Minister
22nd July 2025 President Cyril Ramaphosa fired Higher Education and Training Minister Nobuhle Nkabane, who is facing accusations that she misled parliament, eight... →
Mozambique’s $6.4bn hydropower plan to get World Bank funding
21st July 2025 Mozambique won World Bank backing for its plan to build Southern Africa’s biggest hydropower plant in half a century. The lender plans to provide... →
South Africa moves closer to exiting dirty-money list in October
18th July 2025 South Africa is edging closer to leaving a global financial watchdog’s so-called gray list in October, with a team of assessors scheduled to visit... →
UK’s Reeves announces South Africa infrastructure partnership to boost investment
18th July 2025 UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced an infrastructure partnership with the South African government to boost investment in Africa’s biggest... →
Largest Kenya bank to set up UAE office to capture capital flows
17th July 2025 Equity Group Holdings, Kenya’s largest lender, plans to open an office in the United Arab Emirates in the fourth quarter to benefit from growing... →
G20 nearing deal on communique, Godongwana says
17th July 2025 Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said the Group of 20 advanced economies are nearing a deal on a communiqué. “We are closer to a making a deal and... →
Netanyahu weaker but still in control after government walkouts
17th July 2025 The departure of two ultra-Orthodox parties from Israel’s government leaves Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu politically weakened just as he seeks... →
G20 finance chiefs confront uncertainty amid Trump’s trade war
17th July 2025 South Africa called for greater cooperation among the Group of 20 advanced economies, as finance ministers and central bank governors gathered... →
Jonas sidelined in talks to reset relations with US
16th July 2025 Three months after South Africa appointed Mcebisi Jonas as a special envoy to the US and tasked him with helping reset bilateral relations with... →
Tariffs, China deflation cloud South Africa CPI, Kganyago says
15th July 2025 South African central bank chief Lesetja Kganyago flagged that dollar depreciation because of US tariffs and deflation in China are clouding the... →
South Africa aims to forge G20 accord despite ongoing US enmity
14th July 2025 South Africa expressed confidence that it can get finance ministers and central bank governors from the Group of 20 nations to agree on a... →
G20 agenda eclipsed as Bessent skips South Africa meeting again
14th July 2025 For the second time this year, the world’s most powerful finance ministers gather in South Africa without the presence of the US Treasury... →
Tariff turmoil masks South Africa’s recovery, Standard Bank says
11th July 2025 The chaos wrought by a recent wave of US tariff actions may be obscuring early signs of recovery in South Africa’s economy, Standard Bank Group... →
Africa ends decade of debt distress with Mozambique spread fall
11th July 2025 For the first time in a decade, no African country has a sovereign risk premium in distress territory. The average additional yield on Mozambique’s... →
Cost of hedging for declines in Rand, Real soars on tariff peril
11th July 2025 The gyrations of South Africa’s rand and Brazil’s real illustrate the complexities traders face in evaluating the potential impact of US tariffs.... →
Trump’s foreign-aid cuts are ending lives — and US influence
10th July 2025 The White House has hailed H.R. 1, aka the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, as a “once-in-a-generation piece of legislation” that puts “America First.”... →
African Central Banks weigh policy options amid Trump’s tariffs
10th July 2025 Key African economies are set to stake out different approaches to interest rates in the coming weeks as they gauge the impact of US President... →
Trump to host African leaders offering major mining ventures
9th July 2025 US President Donald Trump is scheduled this week to meet the leaders of five African nations that will potentially offer American businesses... →
South Africa to tap private firms to revamp crumbling courts
9th July 2025 South Africa’s Department of Justice and Constitutional Development will heed advice from the finance minister and ask private companies to help... →
South Africa’s low growth leaves citizens poorer than global average, Investec says
9th July 2025 South Africa’s anaemic economic growth since 2010 has left its population significantly poorer than the global average, according to Investec... →
Zimbabwe currency reserves backing ZiG climb to record
9th July 2025 Gold and foreign-currency reserves backing Zimbabwe’s bullion-linked monetary unit rose to a record in June, the central bank said. The reserves... →
Trump sets Aug 1 start for tariffs ahead of Wednesday deadline
7th July 2025 US President Donald Trump plans to announce trade deals and deliver tariff warnings on Monday, as countries negotiated through the weekend to avoid... →
JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs see more upside for South African stocks
7th July 2025 South African stocks are poised to extend their rally in the second half, buoyed by an improving outlook for the domestic economy and supportive... →
Trump tariffs sour the fortunes of South Africa’s citrus farmers
7th July 2025 Walk down the aisles of a Trader Joe’s or Whole Foods Market in the US, and chances are many of the piles of oranges, lemons, limes and grapefruit... →
Vanishing inflation expectations fuel South African bond rally
4th July 2025 Dwindling inflation expectations are setting South African government bonds up to extend a rally that’s already taken benchmark yields to five-year... →
AfDB cuts South Africa growth outlook by half on trade concerns
2nd July 2025 South Africa must accelerate structural reforms to offset global challenges that include US President Donald Trump’s trade war, the African... →
Treasury warns against changing Sarb ownership
2nd July 2025 Changing the ownership structure of the South African Reserve Bank could generate fears among investors about expropriation and create more... →
South Africa inflation expectations drop to near four-year low
2nd July 2025 South African inflation expectations fell to an almost four-year low, providing policymakers with another reason to press ahead with their easing... →
State capture, graft holding back Kenya’s economy, AfDB says
2nd July 2025 Kenya needs to tackle graft that’s draining the nation’s finances and undermining economic growth, according to the African Development Bank.... →
Kganyago sees inflation-target work complete soon
1st July 2025 A review of South Africa’s inflation target by the National Treasury and the nation’s central bank is close to completion, Governor Lesetja... →
