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Access Bank to host pioneering Africa Trade Conference in Cape Town

Events & Conferencing

Access Bank to host pioneering Africa Trade Conference in Cape Town

Issued by The Publicity Workshop 12 Feb 2025

Economy

Cape Town’s continued global recognition unlocks opportunities for local business growth

27 Jan 2025

Source: Reuters.

Banking

HSBC, World Bank's IFC launch $1bn trade finance programme for emerging markets

Selena Li 12 Dec 2024

Standard Bank Top Women Conference 2024: A powerful gathering for women’s leadership and empowerment

Events & Conferencing

Standard Bank Top Women Conference 2024: A powerful gathering for women’s leadership and empowerment

Issued by Topco Media 21 Nov 2024

Banking

Meezan Bank partners with ITFC to support private sector

7 Nov 2024

Source: BII. Chief executive officer of BII, Nick O’Donohoe, and Saif Malik, head of banking and coverage, UK, Standard Chartered.

Economy

Standard Chartered, BII renew $350m for trade finance

6 Nov 2024

Source: Supplied. Leila Mokaddem, director-general, Southern Africa, AfDB; Charles Russon, Absa group interim chief executive officer designate and Deon Raju, Absa group financial director.

Banking

Empowering African women: Major financial package unveiled by Absa and the African Development Bank

15 Oct 2024

Source: Supplied. Haytham El Maayergi, executive vice president, Global Trade Bank, Afreximbank and Smangele Mandidi, acting managing director of CBZ Bank during the signing ceremony.

Banking

Afreximbank inks $80m deals with CBZ Bank

26 Jun 2024

Source: African Export-Import Bank. Kanayo Awani, executive vice president, Intra-African Trade Bank and Export Development Bank, Afreximbank.

Banking

Afreximbank grants $40m to aid Fidelity Bank's Union Bank UK acquisition

11 Jun 2024

Old Mutual SMEgo: Empowering small and medium enterprises to achieve greatness

SMEs

Old Mutual SMEgo: Empowering small and medium enterprises to achieve greatness

Issued by The Noise Factory 6 Jun 2024

Source: Supplied. Eng. Hani Salem Sonbol, chief executive officer of ITFC and Riham ElGizy, chief executive officer of RVCMC.

Markets & Investment

ITFC, RVCMC collaborate for Maldives' blue carbon credits

13 May 2024

Image supplied. Last year's African Banker Award. the African Banker magazine’s African Banker Awards nominees have been announced for this year

Banking

3 women nominees for African Banker Awards Banker of the Year

7 May 2024

Economy

African countries can’t resolve their debt crisis under a system rigged against them

Carlos Lopes 6 May 2024

Advancing sustainability across sectors in South Africa and the continent

Marketing

Advancing sustainability across sectors in South Africa and the continent

Issued by Topco Media 27 Mar 2024

UK invests $100m to enhance Africa's food security and trade

Food Security

UK invests $100m to enhance Africa's food security and trade

Simon Jessop 25 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied. Bohani Hlungwane, head of trade and working capital, Pan-Africa, Absa CIB.

Trends

No more business-as-usual in African capital markets

Bohani Hlungwane and Ovizikhungo Sicwetsha 22 Mar 2024

Charting a sustainable future: Join Topco Media's Future of Sustainability Conference 2024

Events & Conferencing

Charting a sustainable future: Join Topco Media's Future of Sustainability Conference 2024

Issued by Topco Media 8 Mar 2024

AICPA & CIMA and Topco Media deliver the premier sustainability conference in South Africa

Accounting & Auditing

AICPA & CIMA and Topco Media deliver the premier sustainability conference in South Africa

Issued by AICPA & CIMA 13 Feb 2024

Source: Rand Merchant Bank.

Banking

Rand Merchant Bank breaks new ground in Africa with World Bank partnership

5 Feb 2024

Virusha Subban is a partner and head of Tax in Baker McKenzie's Tax Practice Group in Johannesburg

Trends

#BizTrends2024: Africa's growing role in global trade dynamics

Virusha Subban 8 Jan 2024

KFC and Ogilvy have qualified for Anything for the taste. Source: YouTube.

Marketing

All the qualifiers for the 2023/4 Marketing Achievement Awards

4 Dec 2023

Markets & Investment

#IATF2023: Afreximbank secures over $1bn in trade and investment deals

15 Nov 2023

MTN opens new supplier programme for SMEs, calls for applications

SMEs

MTN opens new supplier programme for SMEs, calls for applications

17 Oct 2023

Source: Supplied.

Banking

Is Mauritian banking transforming sub-Saharan Africa's economic landscape internationally?

Thavin Audit 4 Oct 2023

UAE, Egypt sign $500m wheat deal

Agro-processing

UAE, Egypt sign $500m wheat deal

Sarah El Safty 15 Aug 2023

Banking

Afreximbank and Fiducia forge partnership to revolutionise supply chain finance in Africa

5 Jul 2023

The informal sector has a crucial role to play in the global economy. Source: Supplied.

Informal Retailing

Saitex: Partnership crucial for township economy and local retail sector to thrive

5 Jul 2023

Banking

Standard Bank joins forces with DP World

30 May 2023

The changing face of agricultural finance: Shifting focus for sustainable growth

Agribusiness

The changing face of agricultural finance: Shifting focus for sustainable growth

23 May 2023

Image source: Denis Ismagilov –

Corporate & Commercial Law

The role of private equity investment in Africa's transformation

Angela Simpson and Lydia Shadrach-Razzino 3 May 2023

Leveraging AfCFTA for a thriving African mining industry

Markets & Investment

Leveraging AfCFTA for a thriving African mining industry

Virusha Subban 2 Feb 2023

Using digitalisation to bring relationships back to main market retail

4th Industrial Revolution

Using digitalisation to bring relationships back to main market retail

Andrew Dawson 27 Oct 2022

Import/Export

Helping Africa's coffee, wine producers access Chinese consumers

3 Aug 2022

The United Bank of Africa's building is seen from a bridge at the central business district in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos.

Banking

Nigeria's United Bank for Africa expands into Middle East

Joe Bavier and Susan Fenton 18 Jul 2022

Economy

African Development Bank's new agreement that's set to reduce Africa's trade finance gap

14 Jul 2022

Source: Vgrigas, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

Technology

Mitigating risk in the main market is about more than just going cashless

Andrew Dawson 8 Jun 2022

Source: Supplied. Philip Myburgh, head of trade and Afrca-China at Standard Bank.

Banking

Standard Bank launches first-ever biannual African trade index

7 Jun 2022

It's time for businesses to reimagine the structure and value of supply chains

Supply Chain

It's time for businesses to reimagine the structure and value of supply chains

Zak Sivalingum 6 Apr 2022

Financial Services

New Africa cross-border payments system to boost trade

20 Jan 2022

Trends

#BizTrends2022: Key trade and investment trends in Africa - Part 1

Lodewyk Meyer, Marc Yudaken, Mike van Rensburg and Virusha Subban 10 Jan 2022

Canex at IATF2021 to include some of Africa's superstars

Events

Canex at IATF2021 to include some of Africa's superstars

29 Oct 2021

Source: ©Access Bank

Markets & Investment

Access Bank Zambia & Atlas Mara Zambia combine entities

27 Oct 2021

Payabill to offer international trade finance to SA's SMEs

Funding

Payabill to offer international trade finance to SA's SMEs

2 Aug 2021

Intra-African trade and blockchain

Fintech

Intra-African trade and blockchain

29 Jun 2021

Goodbye Grobank, hello Access Bank South Africa

Banking

Goodbye Grobank, hello Access Bank South Africa

Issued by The Publicity Workshop 11 May 2021