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COVER STORY THE RISE AND RISE OF PAN-AFRICAN BANKING
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The profits of going local 06 AFRICAN BANKER’S WORLD
Round-up of the last quarter in Africa’s banking industry 12 NEW APPOINTMENTS
Who has moved where 14 COVER STORY
THE RISE AND RISE OF PAN-AFRICAN BANKING 16 Preparing for the spring forward 20 Bigger is better 26 INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE
AFC’S history-making Kpone project 30 OPINION The pros and cons of EAC
monetary union 34 PEOPLE AND PLACES: NIGERIA Return of the banking czars 36 ISLAMIC FINANCE
Globus, Jubilee tie up to boost pan-African insurance VIEWPOINT 42 ZAMBIA Islamic finance essential for African growth 45 MOROCCO Casablanca moves up in the world 48 NIGERIA Waiting for the storm to blow over 52 SOUTH AFRICA The people’s hero rises from the ashes 54 GHANA Competition brings out the best 56 EAST AFRICA Kenya outruns rest of E Africa 58 INTERNATIONAL Can the IMF change its spots? 61 Will appetite for Africa’s sovereigns last? 64 GADGETS, GIZMOS & CARS Toys for the boys and girls
South African debut sukuk opens new funding chapter 40 INSURANCE
