Is commodities financing still profitable for African banks? (1)
That African banks have had their fingers burnt in their trade financing business is not surprising. For most of the...
- Thursday, June 04, 2026
BusinessDay
That African banks have had their fingers burnt in their trade financing business is not surprising. For most of the...
Expect more digitisation The attraction of cash, paper and branches remain. Still, the obvious cost inefficiencies made writ large by...
Even before the Covid-19 pandemic hit, African banks desired to digitize as much of their operations and services as possible....
Africa has the time needed to fulfil its potential in today’s age of labour and position itself for the coming...
Surplus absorption and development Surpluses chasing deficits underpin global trade. “Over the past several decades, demand for goods and services...
Africa still has time to benefit from the age of labour (2) Akileswaran & Hutchinson (2019) suggest African governments face...
Africa still has time to benefit from the age of labour (1) Century after century, technological progress has failed to...
Africa’s unique demographics — a double-edged sword? (1) The demographic dividend is “the tendency for economic growth to be spurred...
Demographers generally agree that the rate of global population growth is likely to fall, with population peaking by the end...
The main idea in IE Business School global economy professor and fund manager Daniel Lacalle’s 2020 book “Freedom or Equality:...