Business in Africa
The Malawi Government’s Crisis Is The Banks’ Business Model
By James Woods* Malawi’s GDP per capita fell for the fourth consecutive year in 2025. Its banks had the best year in their history. Seven of eight commercial banks made…
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Ghana limits dollar transactions to protect cedi
The cedi has lost almost a quarter of its value over the past year Ghana has defended its decision to…
A first in Africa: AfrAsia Bank launches a pioneering rewards program, ‘XtraMiles’, offering a world of possibilities to its MasterCard cardholders
XtraMiles is a new currency that clients can collect not only on everyday spending, but also on bank deposits and…
Grindrod and Northwest Rail Company partner to develop the Copper Railway in Zambia
The Copperbelt straddles the border of Northern Zambia and the Southern DRC and is amongst the richest under developed geological…
Transcorp, GE partner to improve power generation in Nigeria
Agreements will dramatically increase capacity at the Ughelli power plant in 2014 Transcorp Ughelli Power Ltd (TUPL), the power subsidiary…
Africa: DHL’s deliveries just got stranger…
Strangest African deliveries of 2013 DHL Express (http://www.dhl.com) recently released its annual list of quirky, strange and speedy delivery requests…
UN WOMEN AND MARA FOUNDATION ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP TO SUPPORT WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS
Announced during the Africa Union Summit in Ethiopia, the partnership will see the two entities working side-by-side to provide mentoring,…
IMF and Mozambique to Host Regional Conference Africa Rising on Economic Successes and Challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Government of Mozambique will co-host a conference on May 29-30, 2014, in Maputo…
“Project Atlantis will contribute in making Lagos look like Dubai”-Dr Gerhard Staats of The Nigerian Business Club
By Ajong Mbapndah L German and married to a Nigerian, investing in Nigeria is almost like an obsession when you…