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Banking sector’s sustainable finance compliance hits 73%

The Bank of Ghana says the country’s banking sector has made significant progress in integrating sustainability into its operations, with industry-wide compliance with the Sustainable Banking Principles rising to 73 percent as of September 2025. Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Johnson Asiama, disclosed this at the launch of the Ghana Sustainable Finance Roadmap []

The New Centres Of African Wealth: How The East And West Are Evolving

South Africa remains a key anchor in Africa’s wealth landscape, but its dominance is steadily giving way as wealth and influence spread across the continent. Standard Bank’s Psyche of Africa’s Wealthiest report highlights how growth is increasingly being driven by the West and East Africa regions where a new generation of ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWIs) is []

The BizNews Edge: African Bank's Billion-Rand Acquisition Trap

The BizNews Edge: African Bank's Billion-Rand Acquisition Trap

Financial Stability is the Result of Strategic Planning and Effective Risk Management: Ruben Badalyan

The rapidly changing economic environment requires banks to possess not only agility but also strategic approaches. The role of financial

Portrait de MOHAMED BANGOURA « BANKS » : « Les ressources naturelles créent des opportunités » !

À l’heure où la Guinée connaît une phase de transformation économique sans précédent, portée notamment par les grands projets structurants et les ambitions de développement du pays, une question essentielle se pose : comment transformer ces opportunités en prospérité durable pour les populations ? C’est à cette réflexion que Mohamed Bangoura « Banks » consacre plus de [] The post Portrait de MOHAMED BANGOURA « BANKS » : « Les ressources naturelles créent des opportunités » ! first appeared on Guineematin.com.

Access Was Just the Beginning. Making Banking Matter Is the Real Challenge.

Banking has quietly become one of the most powerful forces shaping modern life. Beyond deposits and withdrawals, it now influences how quickly people can respond to emergencies, seize opportunities, grow businesses and build financial security. In today’s fast-moving world, the difference between financial progress and financial stress often comes down to how accessible, responsive and The post Access Was Just the Beginning. Making Banking Matter Is the Real Challenge. appeared first on Ghanaian Times.

MercadoLibre: Why Strong Growth Opportunities Make The Capex Worth It

MercadoLibre: Why Strong Growth Opportunities Make The Capex Worth It

President Tinubu Tasks Afreximbank on Africa’s Industrial Growth

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has urged the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) to accelerate the mobilisation and deployment of Africa’s human, financial and natural resources to drive the continent’s economic transformation, following the Bank’s 20 billion investment in the Nigerian economy over the past five years. President Tinubu made the remarks while receiving a delegation from [] The post President Tinubu Tasks Afreximbank on Africa’s Industrial Growth appeared first on Voice of Nigeria.

Bank Of Industry Report Shows N645bn Funding Created 1.68 Million Jobs In 2025

Annual Bank of Industry impact report highlights financing for businesses, startups and infrastructure while driving employment and economic transformation across Nigeria.

Homes First, Cars Second

Namibia is facing a profound housing crisis, yet our financial regulatory framework continues to treat a fundamental human necessity and a depreciating luxury asset as structurally identical. Currently, commercial banks and the Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority enforce a universal affordability benchmark: An individual’s monthly debt repayment should not exceed roughly 30 to 33 of [] The post Homes First, Cars Second appeared first on The Namibian.

Take charge of your finances this Savings Month: Tips for South Africans

Take charge of your finances this Savings Month: Tips for South Africans

Business : Sustainable Finance Moves Into The Mainstream As Green Demand Grows

JAKARTA, July 1 (Bernama) -- Sustainable finance is becoming increasingly mainstream in the banking sector, as rising demand for electric vehicles (EVs), green homes and other low-carbon investments prompts financial institutions to broaden their financing and investment offerings.

Opinion| South Sudan’s financial reset: Currency swaps, hybrid regimes, and going digital

The global financial architecture is undergoing its most profound structural realignment since Bretton Woods. Buffeted The post Opinion| South Sudan’s financial reset: Currency swaps, hybrid regimes, and going digital appeared first on Radio Tamazuj.

Trump Admin Makes New Move to Beef Up American Manufacturing

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—In an effort to beef up America’s manufacturing and reduce reliance on foreign companies, the Export-Import Bank, a federal credit agency, is unveiling a new loan opportunity for manufacturers. Specifically, the bank is now “offering lender guarantees of up to 90 on equipment loans and operating leases” to American small and...

Commercial Real Estate Finance Is Entering the Crypto Age

Change is coming for the national banking system — and, by extension, commercial real estate finance — and it’s arriving through the innovations taking place across the nebulous world of cryptocurrencies, tokenization and stablecoins. On June 4, Goldman Sachs announced it had formed a partnership with Apex Group, a global fund administrator founded in Bermuda, []

Rise of the Chief Growth Officer: versatile C-suite leaders in high demand as SA companies redefine corporate expansion

Rapid market change, technological disruption, and economic pressures are causing South African companies to no longer be content with incremental improvements to their core operations. To unlock new avenues for growth, businesses are increasingly diversifying by entering adjacent markets and exploring innovative models. This strategic pivot is seeing an increasing demand for a new breed []

SME growth requires more than capital

By George Ogbonnaya For years, discussions about small and medium-sized businesses in Nigeria have focused on access to finance. While funding remains important, money alone will not drive the next stage of SME growth. We need to look beyond funding. Entrepreneurs across Nigeria face high costs, changing customer needs, rapid technology shifts, and more competition. At [] The post SME growth requires more than capital appeared first on Vanguard News.

Komitmen industri perbankan bantu PMKS dihargai – PM

PUTRAJAYA: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim menghargai komitmen industri perbankan dalam memperluas akses kewangan yang lebih mudah, berpatutan dan bertanggungjawab, terutama membantu pelanggan individu dan perusahaan mikro, kecil dan sederhana (PMKS). Inisiatif tersebut merangkumi pengenalan Kad Kredit Asas, pemansuhan caj RM1 bagi pengeluaran wang tunai di ATM bank, serta bantuan bersasar kepada peminjam dan PMKS yang ... Read more The post Komitmen industri perbankan bantu PMKS dihargai – PM appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.

Nairobi Private Wealth Conference Calls for Early Planning to Secure Africa’s Family Legacies

Family businesses across Africa are creating wealth at an unprecedented pace, but without deliberate succession and governance planning, much of that wealth may never reach the next generation. That message dominated the second edition of the Nairobi Private Wealth Conference, held Monday at the J.W. Marriott in Nairobi. Convened by Tarra Agility Africa in partnership [] The post Nairobi Private Wealth Conference Calls for Early Planning to Secure Africa’s Family Legacies appeared first on Watchdog Uganda.

M-PESA’s next act begins where banks still fall short: lending

Nearly two decades after transforming how Kenyans pay, save, and transfer money, Safaricom is turning its attention to a credit market where banks are reluctant to lend beyond established borrowers, pushing millions of small businesses and households to expensive digital loans and shylocks.

New Development Bank approves US$1 billion loan for infrastructure modernisation in South Africa

The Board of Directors of the New Development Bank (NDB) has approved a loan of up to US1 billion to the Republic of South Africa. The funds are intended for the implementation of a programme to modernise the infrastructure of urban utilities in the capital region, as reported by the NDB’s website.

Financial services lead growth of Uzbekistan's market services sector

Financial services lead growth of Uzbekistan's market services sector

Ethiopia’s decision to join the New Development Bank: unlocking new avenues for development financing  

By Amanuel Tadesse The global development finance architecture is undergoing a profound transformation. As developing countries seek greater access to affordable, sustainable, and diversified sources of financing, new multilateral institutions are emerging to complement traditional international financial mechanisms. Among the most prominent of these institutions is the New Development Bank (NDB), established by the BRICS []

India’s rupee denominated external debt up 10 percentage points over the last 15 years

This evolving debt profile underscores both the challenges and changing dynamics of India’s financial landscape as it navigates a complex global economic environment.

15 industries where experience pays off more than almost anywhere else

In these 15 industries, the gap between where you start and where you can end up is large enough to change your entire financial picture

One-third of Russians satisfied with themselves and their financial situation — survey

Among respondents who consider their lives to be prosperous, the most common financial habit is building an emergency fund