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Source: © WPP Despite third-quarter results showing a strong performance from GroupM and WPP's winning of the Amazon media account, the network's expectations for the full year remain unchanged

Strong Q3 performance for WPP; full year expectations remain unchanged

#BizTrends2025 Sponsors announced and categories still open for Curating the Future

#BizTrends2025 Sponsors announced and categories still open for Curating the Future

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Source: Brics Competition Law and Policy Centre.

Brics and China unite for a groundbreaking commodities exchange system

19 Sep 2024

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Nearly 70% of consumer payments to be instant by 2027

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New French fund with €87.5m targets African solar development

New French fund with €87.5m targets African solar development

Forrest Crellin and Sudip Kar-Gupta 27 Feb 2023

MTN commits to $1bn Ghana investment after government scraps tax claim

MTN commits to $1bn Ghana investment after government scraps tax claim

16 Feb 2023

These are the most in demand finance jobs in the world right now, research shows

31 Jan 2023

#BizTrends2023: What's next for payments in Africa?

#BizTrends2023: What's next for payments in Africa?

Karen Nadasen 19 Jan 2023

MTN Ghana hit with bill of $773m for back taxes

MTN Ghana hit with bill of $773m for back taxes

16 Jan 2023

#BizTrends2023: Changing the narrative and language used around climate finance

#BizTrends2023: Changing the narrative and language used around climate finance

Rendani Nenguda 12 Jan 2023

Ghana to default on most external debt as economic crisis worsens

Ghana to default on most external debt as economic crisis worsens

Christian Akorlie and Cooper Inveen 20 Dec 2022

Image supplied. Felix Abely (L) and Joseph Sandu (R), Best Fintech Journalists of the Year

First African journalists graduate from fintech-focused journalism programme

19 Dec 2022

World Bank's IFC sees 'huge' potential to boost investment in Africa

World Bank's IFC sees 'huge' potential to boost investment in Africa

Andrea Shalal 19 Dec 2022

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Swiss financial centre tests trading and settlement of tokenised investment products

13 Dec 2022

Building on new risks: construction in the age of greening

Building on new risks: construction in the age of greening

Robert Ter Morshuizen 5 Dec 2022

COP27: An historic deal was made, but what comes next?

COP27: An historic deal was made, but what comes next?

Irene Lauro 23 Nov 2022

Source: Reuters.

African insurers take up climate change fight with $14bn pledge

10 Nov 2022

Climate change: What a just transition means for Africa

Climate change: What a just transition means for Africa

Garth Napier 4 Nov 2022

Source: Supplied

Buy now pay later spend to soar, fuelled by macro-economic pressures

26 Oct 2022

Liz Truss resignation will not steady markets easily

20 Oct 2022

Source: Reuters.

Liz Truss resigns

20 Oct 2022

Source: Reuters/Francis Kokoroko

Ghana traders close shops to protest worsening economy

Francis Kokoroko and Cooper Inveen 20 Oct 2022

Source: Supplied. MoneyHash founders, Nader Abdelrazik, Mustafa Eid and Anisha Sekar.

MoneyHash debuts in Africa

20 Oct 2022

Mastercard to bring crypto-trading capabilities to banks

17 Oct 2022

Source: World Economic Forum.

Are asset owners ready to finance a transition to net zero?

17 Oct 2022

Source: Reuters.

After policy U-turns, UK's Liz Truss says Britain wants stability

17 Oct 2022

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Cost of e-commerce fraud to exceed $48bn in 2023 - BNPL poses major risk

12 Oct 2022

Source: Wikipedia. Bank of England.

Chaos in the markets: Bank of England takes emergency measures

11 Oct 2022

Source: Supplied. Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, the International Monetary Fund's chief economist.

IMF World Economic Outlook projects 25% probability global growth could fall below 2%

Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas 11 Oct 2022

Source: Reuters/Jeenah Moon. A view of the New York City skyline of Manhattan and the Hudson River.

New York still top, Moscow sinks in finance centre ranking

Huw Jones 22 Sep 2022

Hot in the city: why investors should care about soaring temperatures

Hot in the city: why investors should care about soaring temperatures

Tom Walker 16 Sep 2022

African nations push for more climate finance ahead of COP27

African nations push for more climate finance ahead of COP27

Aidan Lewis 12 Sep 2022

August 2022 marks 21 years of Bizcommunity!

August 2022 marks 21 years of Bizcommunity!

Bizcommunity.com 29 Aug 2022

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Nearly 70% of consumer payments to be instant by 2027

9 Mar 2023

New French fund with €87.5m targets African solar development

New French fund with €87.5m targets African solar development

Forrest Crellin and Sudip Kar-Gupta 27 Feb 2023

MTN commits to $1bn Ghana investment after government scraps tax claim

MTN commits to $1bn Ghana investment after government scraps tax claim

16 Feb 2023

These are the most in demand finance jobs in the world right now, research shows

31 Jan 2023

#BizTrends2023: What's next for payments in Africa?

#BizTrends2023: What's next for payments in Africa?

Karen Nadasen 19 Jan 2023

MTN Ghana hit with bill of $773m for back taxes

MTN Ghana hit with bill of $773m for back taxes

16 Jan 2023

#BizTrends2023: Changing the narrative and language used around climate finance

#BizTrends2023: Changing the narrative and language used around climate finance

Rendani Nenguda 12 Jan 2023

Ghana to default on most external debt as economic crisis worsens

Ghana to default on most external debt as economic crisis worsens

Christian Akorlie and Cooper Inveen 20 Dec 2022

Image supplied. Felix Abely (L) and Joseph Sandu (R), Best Fintech Journalists of the Year

First African journalists graduate from fintech-focused journalism programme

19 Dec 2022

World Bank's IFC sees 'huge' potential to boost investment in Africa

World Bank's IFC sees 'huge' potential to boost investment in Africa

Andrea Shalal 19 Dec 2022

Source: iStock.

Swiss financial centre tests trading and settlement of tokenised investment products

13 Dec 2022

Building on new risks: construction in the age of greening

Building on new risks: construction in the age of greening

Robert Ter Morshuizen 5 Dec 2022

COP27: An historic deal was made, but what comes next?

COP27: An historic deal was made, but what comes next?

Irene Lauro 23 Nov 2022

Source: Reuters.

African insurers take up climate change fight with $14bn pledge

10 Nov 2022

Climate change: What a just transition means for Africa

Climate change: What a just transition means for Africa

Garth Napier 4 Nov 2022

Source: Supplied

Buy now pay later spend to soar, fuelled by macro-economic pressures

26 Oct 2022

Liz Truss resignation will not steady markets easily

20 Oct 2022

Source: Reuters.

Liz Truss resigns

20 Oct 2022

Source: Reuters/Francis Kokoroko

Ghana traders close shops to protest worsening economy

Francis Kokoroko and Cooper Inveen 20 Oct 2022

Source: Supplied. MoneyHash founders, Nader Abdelrazik, Mustafa Eid and Anisha Sekar.

MoneyHash debuts in Africa

20 Oct 2022

Mastercard to bring crypto-trading capabilities to banks

17 Oct 2022

Source: World Economic Forum.

Are asset owners ready to finance a transition to net zero?

17 Oct 2022

Source: Reuters.

After policy U-turns, UK's Liz Truss says Britain wants stability

17 Oct 2022

Source: ©Diana Kadreva -

Cost of e-commerce fraud to exceed $48bn in 2023 - BNPL poses major risk

12 Oct 2022

Source: Wikipedia. Bank of England.

Chaos in the markets: Bank of England takes emergency measures

11 Oct 2022

Source: Supplied. Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, the International Monetary Fund's chief economist.

IMF World Economic Outlook projects 25% probability global growth could fall below 2%

Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas 11 Oct 2022

Source: Reuters/Jeenah Moon. A view of the New York City skyline of Manhattan and the Hudson River.

New York still top, Moscow sinks in finance centre ranking

Huw Jones 22 Sep 2022

Hot in the city: why investors should care about soaring temperatures

Hot in the city: why investors should care about soaring temperatures

Tom Walker 16 Sep 2022

African nations push for more climate finance ahead of COP27

African nations push for more climate finance ahead of COP27

Aidan Lewis 12 Sep 2022

August 2022 marks 21 years of Bizcommunity!

August 2022 marks 21 years of Bizcommunity!

Bizcommunity.com 29 Aug 2022

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Walmart offers to buy remaining stake in Massmart

Nqobile Dludla 29 Aug 2022

Source: Reuters.

Biden signs historic inflation act

Nandita Bose and Steve Holland 19 Aug 2022

'Buy now pay later' users to exceed 900 million by 2027

8 Aug 2022

Helping Africa's coffee, wine producers access Chinese consumers

3 Aug 2022

Source: Supplied. Emma Shand, the new managing director and chief executive officer of EML Payments.

EML Payments announces new MD and CEO appointment

11 Jul 2022

Source: Reuters.

Flutterwave's accounts frozen in Kenya over money laundering claims

8 Jul 2022

Volt, Australia's first online-only bank, shuts down due to fundraising woes

Byron Kaye and Alun John 6 Jul 2022

World's 1000 largest banks' Tier 1 capital exceeds $10tn for first time

World's 1000 largest banks' Tier 1 capital exceeds $10tn for first time

4 Jul 2022

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New app simplifies inventory management for Africa's informal retailers

28 Jun 2022

Kremlin rejects Russian default, says payments executed

27 Jun 2022