- The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Tanzania has agreed on a plan to mop up excess liquidity in the country's economy in a bid to tame inflation.
- Amid various economic challenges ranging from market volatility, rising inflation, a high risk of recession, and food crisis, companies are slowing hiring and, in some cases, letting workers go.
- America's ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, has warned that Russia's war on Ukraine could force 40 million people globally into starvation.
- Investing in Africa is a sustainable business strategy as companies earn bountiful profits. Despite the rising inflation and insecurity, businesses are fast growing in Africa. Beyond rich resources, the continent is one of the most accessible places to do business.
- Business Insider Africa recently sat down with members of the management team at ImpactWayv — Dan Rubino (Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO), George Dolatly (Co-Founder and President) and Karen Talamelli Cusick (Executive Vice President) — to discuss the company’s pioneering role as an impact-driven…
- In this interview with Business Insider Africa, Sergio Barbosa, CIO of Global Kinetic, and CEO of FutureBank, breaks down how banks, fintechs and MNOs are in a race to gather enough reliable data on Africa’s 900-million unbanked people to improve their access to financial services.
- An additional two million farmers in Chad, Ghana and Sierra Leone will benefit from the $315 million recently approved as part of the second phase of the West Africa Regional Food Systems Resilience Programme (FSRP-2).
- ‘Sixteen Rounds’, the movie created by Ugandan filmmaker Loukman Ali, was last night named the Best African Short film at the Durban International Film Festival 2022.
- Emirates said it would reduce flights to Nigeria due to the ongoing dollar shortage crisis which has made it difficult for foreign airlines to repatriate their earnings.
- Following the launch of the new Amukpe-Escravos Pipeline in Nigeria, oil companies operating in the oil-rich West African country now have a more secure route for transporting crude oil.
- Nigerian economist and entrepreneur Anthony Onyemaechi Elumelu is one of Africa's leading investors and businessmen. Tony Elumelu, as he is popularly known across the world, believes strongly that the private sector has all it takes to fuel innovation and foster social wealth creation and…
- The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has ordered commercial and microfinance banks in the East African to desist from doing business with Flutterwave and Chipper Cash.
- Opportunities abound in the lucrative African market, and businesses can succeed with scaling. Scaling basically means setting the stage for business growth. Although scaling requires funding and planning, it can considerably increase work output and ensure profitability.
