African lenders catering to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) face a paradox in accessing sustainable trade finance capital. To tap green bond markets or secure development finance institutions’ (DFI) facilities,… read more →
On Monday, 9 February, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Tanzanian counterpart Mahmoud Thabit met in Moscow to discuss the deepening trade and energy relations between the two states. … read more →
In a meeting held last week in Abuja, Nigeria, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) reignited talks of a shared currency across… read more →
On 1 January 2026, the European Union’s (EU) Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) came into force, a measure described as putting a fair price on carbon and encouraging cleaner industrial… read more →
Over the past year, there has been steady, if uneven, progress for African women in trade and finance. On the one hand, there is far greater visibility and intent around… read more →
Announced yesterday, 29 December 2025, Ecobank Group’s memorandum with Bank of China (Mauritius) follows Standard Bank’s integration with China’s Cross-Border Interbank Payment System in November. Both initiatives aim to reduce… read more →
When Trump’s April 2025 tariffs landed, Lesotho faced a 50% levy, the highest of any US trading partner. For textile micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) that had built businesses… read more →
The twin towers still stood when this century’s trade finance mechanisms first hummed into gear. Crude oil commanded markets then as it does now, though the commodity’s dominance has weathered… read more →
Black Swan, a Mauritian fintech on a mission to “Make Africa Bankable,” has won the MEST Africa Challenge (MAC) 2025, securing a $50,000 equity investment and access to commercial solutions… read more →
It’s often easier to ship from Lagos to London than it is from Lagos to Nairobi: a fact which illustrates the nascent stages of intercontinental transport in the continent, but… read more →
