Africa Finance in Brief: Energy shocks, bank expansion reshape markets
February marked a strong start to 2026 for African markets, with multiple central banks beginning to cut interest rates after...
- Tuesday, July 14, 2026
BusinessDay
February marked a strong start to 2026 for African markets, with multiple central banks beginning to cut interest rates after...
Egypt has raised domestic fuel prices by as much as 17 percent, just as inflation accelerated to its highest level...
South Africa’s economy expanded at its fastest pace in three years in 2025, supported by stronger output in agriculture, trade...
FirstRand Limited, Africa’s most valuable bank by market capitalisation, is exploring expansion in Ghana and Nigeria as it seeks to...
Senegal, a lower middle income country, plans to close 19 government agencies as part of a cost-cutting drive expected to...
Oil prices surged past $100 a barrel on Sunday evening, climbing to their highest level since Russia’s 2022 invasion of...
The escalation in the Middle East conflict pushed global oil prices to $90 per barrel on Friday, the highest level...
February delivered a strong start to 2026 across Africa’s major economies as easing inflation, strengthening currencies, and renewed investor appetite...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the posting of 31 career and 34 non-career ambassadors to diplomatic missions worldwide, marking...
Escalating tensions in the Middle East are threatening to disrupt Africa’s emerging monetary easing cycle just as inflation begins to...