Africa's Top 100 Banks 2024: North African banks stay dominant
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North Africa, and especially Egypt, dominate the Top Banks rankings. The region includes the headquarters…

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Africa's Top 100 Banks 2024: North African banks stay dominant

Tinubu’s windfall tax roils Nigerian banks
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When Nigerian President Bola Tinubu’s government devalued the naira last year, only one sector of the…

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Tinubu’s windfall tax roils Nigerian banks

Banks and private sector keep China’s African ambitions alive
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The volume of Chinese lending to Africa has slowed dramatically in recent years – especially…

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Banks and private sector keep China’s African ambitions alive

WATCH | Two Swartland dams burst their banks causing severe flooding in Malmesbury | News24
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Two retention dams in Dassenberg burst their banks early on Thursday morning. Western Cape Local…

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WATCH | Two Swartland dams burst their banks causing severe flooding in Malmesbury | News24

Green financing opens fresh opportunities for African banks
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It has long been recognised that massive investment is needed to enable African states to…

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Green financing opens fresh opportunities for African banks

What higher capitalisation levels mean for Nigerian and Kenyan banks
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) reacted to the ‘catastrophic’ devaluation of the naira by…

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What higher capitalisation levels mean for Nigerian and Kenyan banks

Gulf banks look to Egypt, says Fitch
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The global credit ratings agency Fitch Ratings has reported that banks in the Gulf Cooperation…

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Gulf banks look to Egypt, says Fitch

The coming year for African banks
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The health of the African banking sector in 2024 will be marked by two very…

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The coming year for African banks

Banks’ collusion had no real impact on rand, says National Treasury | City Press
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The Competition Commission accused these banks of using trading platforms, such as the Reuters…

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Banks’ collusion had no real impact on rand, says National Treasury | City Press

Aussie mining company ‘SLAPP suit’ against SA activists partly settled out of court | Business
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Six South African defendants have reached an out-of-court agreement in a defamation case brought by…

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Aussie mining company ‘SLAPP suit’ against SA activists partly settled out of court | Business