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Women gain ground in African boardrooms
Africa has the highest female representation at the board level of any region in the world, at 25% against a global average of 17%,...
Can Africa reduce the impact of the US dollar on its emerging markets?
Whenever I meet clients and investors, the one discussion I always end up having, regardless of market conditions, is on currency markets.
There are often...
Africa’s demographic dilemma: Can half a million jobs be created by 2050?
On the approaches to Lagos, the commercial heart of Nigeria, enthusiasm over the imminent inauguration of Africa’s biggest oil refinery is palpable.
The massive $25bn petrochemical project...
Financial crime watchdog adds South Africa, Nigeria to ‘grey list’
International financial crime watchdog the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on Friday added South Africa to its "grey list" of countries under special scrutiny...
African countries are charged ‘extortionate’ rates on debt, UN chief says
HEAVILY indebted African countries are getting a raw deal from the international financial system which charges them ‘extortionate’ interest rates, the UN Secretary-General Antonio...
