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By Aboubakr Kaira Barry, CFA, Managing Director, Results Associates and Chair of the Omou Financial Literacy Center, Bethesda, Maryland, United…

SAMB’A Assurances launches SAMB’A Exploitation Agrikol, a new micro-insurance solution aimed at agricultural operators in Gabon. Presented as a first…...

Stanbic Holdings Plc anticipates a stronger revenue growth in the second half of 2026, driven by a recovery in loan…...

The Banque Centrale Populaire (BCP) group has definitively closed one of the most sensitive legal cases in its history in…...

By Ismael Sy, Casablanca The Moroccan banking sector confirms its strength at the end of the first half of 2026.…...

On August 4, 2026, the President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and…

Stanbic Bank Ghana has become the first bank in Ghana to offer its clients direct access to the Cross-Border Interbank…...

Capitec, the largest bank in South Africa in terms of number of clients, has officially changed its legal name from…...

CIH Bank announced the completion of its cash capital increase open to the public, carried out with the removal of…...

The Central African States Central Bank (BEAC) has validated the framework to harmonize payments through a QR Code in the…...

Emirates NBD has reached a definitive agreement to acquire the retail banking business of HSBC Bank Egypt, further strengthening its…...

First HoldCo Plc has adopted a distribution policy that provides for the payment of at least 60% of its annual…...

The results published by CCEI Bank GE for the 2025 financial year reflect a clear improvement in its financial performance.…...

Angola has integrated the kwanza as a settlement currency within the Real-Time Gross Settlement System of the Southern African Development…...

The Tanzanian bank NMB has secured financing of 262.5 billion Tanzanian shillings (100 million USD) through a five-year bond denominated…...

Standard Chartered raised its annual revenue growth forecast on Wednesday, July 29, after reporting better-than-expected half-year results. Pre-tax profit stood…...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) imposed 21 sanctions totaling 430 million nairas (315,000 USD) on financial institutions in 2025…...

The Ecobank group kicks off the 2026 semi-annual results of major African banks with solid but contrasting performances. As the…

The payment systems of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) reached a record level of activity in 2025.…

The Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) continues to modernize its payment infrastructure to promote instant, secure, and accessible…

The average maximum rate applied by Nigerian banks to loans decreased to 33.16% in June, down from 34.78% a month…...

Moody’s Ratings confirmed on July 23 the Baa1 rating of the West African Development Bank (BOAD), as well as its…

Did you know? The visual identity of the BCEAO, the central bank of the 8 UEMOA states, does not begin…

The Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) pursued a cautious monetary policy in 2025, reconciling inflation control and support…...

The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) maintained its repo rate at 7% on Thursday, July 23, leaving the prime rate…...

BANK OF AFRICA has arranged an international syndicated financing of 300 million USD for the construction of a 160-kilometer road…

“In nominal terms, Morocco’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 6.5% in 2025 to 1,720.2 billion dirhams (189.200 billion dollars)…...

The Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) provided an update on its work regarding a potential central bank digital…

On the sidelines of the presentation of its 2025 Annual Report on Wednesday, July 22 in Dakar, the Central Bank…

Absa Group is in discussions with Tanzanian authorities to consolidate its banking activities in the country, an operation that could…...