African Banker - 1 Mrz 2025
CAN ETHIOPIA’S NEW BOURSE GALVANISE ECONOMY?
Nigeria’s Foreign Minister, Wale Edun
Nigeria
Afreximbank African Banker at Davos
AfDB’s Akinwumi Adesina
Standard Bank’s Sim Tshabalala
Ecobank’s Jeremy Awori
TDB’s Admassu Tadesse
MCB’s Thierry Hebraud
Cover Story: A fresh start for Ethiopia’s financial sector?
Collaborating with the private sector for economic success
Thierry Hebraud, Mauritius Commercial Bank – Africa’s oil and gas trade essential for economy
2025: Africa’s opportunity to drive global discourse
Afreximbank Group – Asian capital markets can help bank to grow balance sheet
Vera Songwe and David McNair – G20 must cut cost of capital for emerging markets
Hippolyte Fofack – Global South is caught in vicious debt trap by climate loans
Africa’s risk premium: a tax on opportunity
Minister of Foreign Affairs – Expect faster growth and lower inflation
New securities exchange can breathe life into SOEs
Admassu Tadesse, TDB Group – Better regulatory environment can bolster investment
Sim Tshabalala, Standard Bank – Africa on upward trajectory
Banking sector news from around the continent
Harnessing AI to supercharge African banking
How Ecobank is empowering SMEs to thrive under AfCFTA
Interview: Ian Williamson, Old Mutual Group – innovate for expansion
Africa’s $100bn diaspora remittances in danger
Who’s going where in the African banking industry
Oil revival bolsters economic outlook
Ecobank – Keeping up with breakneck speed of change
Nurturing growth – from the AfCFTA to Global Africa
Investors call for more Special Economic Zones in Africa
Akinwumi Adesina, AfDB – Recollections from splendid stint
Liberalisation of banking sector promises new dynamism
Holding firm in a storm
Letters to the Editor
Transforming Africa’s cultural industries
Free up pension capital to fund growth
A panoply of trade finance initiatives
Finance: Banks post strong growth
Polishing the state’s crown jewels
Catalysing industrialisation
Serge Ekué has the right spirit
Hurdles to a connected Africa
AFC raises $400m shariah-compliant Murabaha
Zimbabwe starts compensation payments to displaced White farmers
Afreximbank’s Denya calls for Africa to take ownership of resources
AFC raises $400m shariah-compliant Murabaha
Ecobank, XTransfer partnership will boost SME trade with China
Tunisia, Chad get AfDB finance for roads, solar power
We congratulate new AU Commission chair, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf
Nigeria achieves $703bn e-payment transactions in one year
Uche Orji appointed Non-Exec Director of Access Bank Plc
Ignace Meti to head EquityBCDC board
Sangeetha Ramkelawon promoted to CEO at BCP Bank (Mauritius)
Stanbic Bank appoints Lugemela as CFVO
Tesfaye succeeds Kebede at Hibret Bank
Ubalijoro appointed Bank of Kigali chairperson
Seboka to lead Standard Lesotho Bank as CEO
Chapman replaces Hans as Bank Windhoek MD
The value of standing your ground
Can securities exchange breathe new life in parastatals?
Can securities exchange breathe new life in parastatals?
Financial sector opening up promises renewed dynamism
Financial sector opening up promises renewed dynamism
Polishing the state crown jewels
Polishing the state crown jewels
Africa is already turning the corner
Africa is already turning the corner
Winding up a fabulous period as head of AfDB
Winding up a fabulous period as head of AfDB
Oil spike fuels optimism in economic growth
Oil spike fuels optimism in economic growth
Expect to see accelerated growth and reduction in prices
Expect to see accelerated growth and reduction in prices
Afreximbank looks to Asia, Mid-East to expand funding sources
Afreximbank looks to Asia, Mid-East to expand funding sources
You have to keep up with breakneck speed of change to prevail
You have to keep up with breakneck speed of change to prevail
How Ecobank is helping SMEs thrive under AfCFTA
How Ecobank is helping SMEs thrive under AfCFTA
A fairer capital cost for emerging markets will be a boon for global economies
A fairer capital cost for emerging markets will be a boon for global economies
How the South is caught in a vicious debt spiral over climate finance
Let’s not be naïve – Africa needs oil and gas
Let’s not be naïve – Africa needs oil and gas
We need terra firma right now, not more obstacles, disincentives and regulatory shocks
We need terra firma right now, not more obstacles, disincentives and regulatory shocks
Is the ‘Africa risk premium’ fact or myth?
Is the ‘Africa risk premium’ fact or myth?
Special economic zones can accelerate industrialisation
Unlock pension capital to fund growth
South Africa showcases the success of public-private economic collaboration
South Africa showcases the success of public-private economic collaboration
South Africa’s unity government holds firm
South Africa’s banks post growth as economic climate improves
South Africa’s banks post growth as economic climate improves
Old Mutual strengthens offerings across Africa
Leading in 2025: From regional consolidation to driving the Global Africa agenda
Taking Africa to the world
Afreximbank
Taking Africa to the world
Afreximbank
Bringing banking solutions to the continent
From extraction to value addition
Unlocking the constraints of trade finance
Creating a multi-billion-dollar creative industry
Harnessing the power of AI to supercharge African banking
Harnessing the power of AI to supercharge African banking
Backbase prediction: 2025 – the year of AI and fintech dominance
Africa’s diaspora remittances in danger
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