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Dépôt légal: Février 2023

Cover Story West Africa: Banks at critical nexus

Editorial

Africa beats the odds, again

News in Brief

Banking sector news from around the continent

African Banker’s World

Who’s going where in

the African banking industry

Nigeria: Banks turn a profit but fintechs are catching up
CBN’s Emefiele leads trend away from oil dependency
Ghana: Tough times for banks as economy falters
Senegal: On course for world-beating growth this year

In Conversation

Prof. Benedict Oramah, President, Afreximbank

In Conversation

Professor Mthuli Ncube, Minister of Finance, Zimbabwe

Capital Markets

African bourses linkage project takes off
‘Fantastic year’ for Nigerian exchange
Economic crunch gives wings to Egyptian exchange
Orange IPO is Côte d’Ivoire’s biggest listing
Plenty of buzz around Vodacom Group
Healthy listing for Moroccan clinic operator
BRVM launches new trading boards

The Bigger Picture

Deep reach of agency banking

Trends

African start-ups raise record funding

In Conversation

Oussama Kaissi, CEO, ICIEC

Topic

Investing Africa’s $95bn remittances

Country Focus

East Africa: EAC moves towards financial integration
South Africa: Rays of sunshine

The Last Word

Football and development