South Africa’s two-year inflation expectations moderated marginally, welcome news for the central bank as the Iran war clouds the outlook. Average inflation expectations two years ahead — the gauge monetary…
Oil fluctuated after Iran said crude flows were continuing from its main export hub following a US attack on military facilities, and as President Donald Trump raised pressure on nations…
Standard Bank Group, Africa’s biggest lender by assets, reported record profit as a growing client base bolstered fee and commission income, and as market volatility drove trading revenue. Headline earnings…
Gold advanced after a report that the International Energy Agency is proposing the largest-ever release of oil reserves to ease a supply shock caused by the war in the Middle…
South Africa’s economy expanded at the fastest pace in three years in 2025, helped by stronger output in the agriculture, trade and finance industries. Gross domestic product expanded 1.1%, compared…
The establishment of a new state company intended to serve as a property portfolio and manage around 155 billion Rand ($9.2 billion) of South Africa’s assets is on the country’s radar as…
Oil smashed through $100 a barrel as more major Middle East producers cut output, though talks on a co-ordinated release of reserves took some heat out of the market wracked…
Burkina Faso has adopted a new National Development Plan (PND) 2026–2030, a $64 billion, five-year roadmap aimed at reshaping the economy, strengthening stability, and promoting inclusive growth. The plan represents…
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said the war in the Middle East will test global economic resilience and warned that “new shocks in different shapes and sizes” will…
More than $50 billion has been committed to an ambitious plan to halve the number of people without access to electricity in Africa, according to the World Bank, its biggest…
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