In the commodity market, gold bears were put to the sword overnight as a weaker dollar and geopolitical tensions around Ukraine boosted the metals safe haven appeal. A report from the Ghana Statistical Service showed that producer inflation in the mi...

The spotlight remains on oil this morning. Morocco: Data from Morocco’s central banked showed that the country’s foreign exchange reserves rose to $37.05bn by January 7, a 6.8% rise on a year-on-year basis. In a report published on Monday, global cre...

The diversified financial holding company, Stanbic IBTC, recently announced plans to build a fintech subsidiary, subject to regulatory approvals. In terms of push factors, regulatory hurdles associated with traditional banking have contributed signif...

Roughly one year after the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) came into effect, the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the AfCFTA Secretariat commercially launched a pan-African payment and settlement system (PAPSS) for intra-Afri...

Dangote Cement (Dangcem) announced the commencement of the second tranche of its share buyback programme on 12 January. In line with SEC requirements, the deadline for the first tranche was set for January 2021. This translates to a maximum purchase ...

Nigeria's government has finally lifted the ban it placed on Twitter seven months ago. In this report, we highlight the unlikely winners from the ban and the importance of the timing of the reversal. Although many people, companies and government org...