09/23/2020
Through the AfDB-Government of South Sudan project, 376 healthcare workers have been trained in COVID-19 case management; surveillance is being scaled up and coordination strengthened at the sub-national level.
09/23/2020
The report attributed the 20.5% rise in debt from June 2019 to new borrowing for "countering the economic distress brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic."
09/22/2020
Coronavirus accelerates Nigeria's digital banking push
A new breed of digital banks, without physical branches, say they have had a boost due to the pandemic.
09/20/2020
South African retailers can be roughly split between those that were allowed to trade during the country’s strictest lockdown phase and those that weren’t.
09/13/2020
Mr. Devarajan’s theory explains why the resource curse has been pervasive in African economies.
09/13/2020
Global economic turmoil and weak local currency combine to slow—for now—the long decline of country’s storied gold-mining sector
08/21/2020
There is a need to focus on fundamentals: producing more of what Africa consumes, and consuming more of what Africa produces
08/18/2020
"Covid-19 and the subsequent lockdown have worsened an already precaious socio-economic situation,"
08/10/2020
Fall in commodity prices benefits advanced economies
07/27/2020
Corporate governance refers to the system through which organisations are directed and controlled.
07/26/2020
The funds will help to upgrade the capacity of healthcare facilities to isolate, diagnose and care for patients, and provide more test kits, pharmaceuticals, equipment and beds
07/24/2020
As a result, with immediate effect, users of face shields without masks shall not be admitted to any banking facility.
07/22/2020
"The economic impact affected on all segments of the society, whether it is salaried people, self-employed people, people with lots of wealth, it has impacted everyone," said Enslin.
07/20/2020
COVID-19 will have a lasting impact on the way businesses approach compliance.
07/20/2020
The scenario for South Africa is further complicated by the fact that the country went into the Covid-19 crisis already significantly on the economic back foot.
07/13/2020
Here’s how the public and private sector can provide the right support to enable SME growth in South Africa, now and beyond the crisis.
07/10/2020
Many customers who previously avoided e-payment services are being converted following the Covid-19 induced lockdown. Michael Nwadike reports from Lagos Festus Charles, a 45-year old factory worker based in Lagos, used to have nothing but disdain for e-b
07/06/2020
Corona virus as many will put it has come to stay and all major economies are taking initiatives on how to stay with this virus.
06/30/2020
An estimated 15 banks would not have absorbed the revenue loss if the 90-day loan repayment break was granted to borrowers, people familiar with the stress test said.
06/28/2020
The third reaction was to wait for markets to stabilise before investing again.