Jeremy Awori on how AI and fintech are transforming Ecobank
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Jeremy Awori has the contemplative demeanour of a don. He speaks with the confidence and…

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Jeremy Awori on how AI and fintech are transforming Ecobank

Sukuk popularity growing in Africa
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Four of the five largest African economies have resorted to raising funds from the international…

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Sukuk popularity growing in Africa

Can Africa hook into growing ‘local capital start-ups’ trend?
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In 2017, I gave a TEDx talk entitled‘Who Will Own Our Future Unicorns?’ At the…

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Can Africa hook into growing ‘local capital start-ups’ trend?

4G Capital: Building a better world, one small business at a time
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This article was produced with the support of 4G Capital 4G Capital, the leading neobank…

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4G Capital: Building a better world, one small business at a time

Retail banking: competing for the modern African customer
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It was natural that the growing focus on digital banking in Africa should begin with…

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Retail banking: competing for the modern African customer

Connecting the dots to unlock development finance
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Tom Beloe says a key UNDP strategy for unlocking and aligning finance with national development…

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Connecting the dots to unlock development finance

British and French withdrawal could be a boon for African banks
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There has been a big changing of the guard in terms of Western banking operations…

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British and French withdrawal could be a boon for African banks

Time to ditch unfair credit rating agencies?
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Are low-and-medium-income-countries (LMICs) experiencing an existential sovereign risk rating crisis beyond the usual country and…

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Time to ditch unfair credit rating agencies?

Back to square one on fiscal discipline
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The 159-year-old debating chamber of the Cambridge Union Society has played host to some of…

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Back to square one on fiscal discipline

Botswana: Back to square one on fiscal discipline
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The 159-year-old debating chamber of the Cambridge Union Society has played host to some of…

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Botswana: Back to square one on fiscal discipline