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BACB announces Damian Austin as new Chief Executive

London, 11 August 2026. British Arab Commercial Bank (BACB), the London-headquartered trade finance bank for specialist markets, has named experienced banker Damian Austin its new Chief Executive Officer. Austin, who has served as BACB’s Chief Banking Officer since 2023, had been Acting CEO since the departure of former Chief Executive Officer Paul Jennings in May. On 24th July, he was confirmed by the Board of Directors as Chief Executive Officer on a permanent basis. Austin…

Beyond the Pitch Deck: What Investor Readiness Really Means

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Impact fund, Oxano Capital, shares their insights on successful investing in Africa. Investor readiness goes beyond pitch decks and data rooms. It means clarity, alignment, and credibility. It includes governance structures, transparent reporting, strong team, and the ability to articulate risks as confidently as opportunities. Oxano Capital has utilized the African Investments Dashboard for curated introductions, structured data, and sector insights that reduce noise and increase efficiency in their screening process. Introduction Oxano Capital is…

How to Strengthen Your Business IT for Lasting Security and Growth

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For local business owners and operations managers, keeping systems running smoothly has become harder in an unpredictable business environment where one vendor outage, rushed remote login, or rushed process change can expose weak spots. The core tension is that business IT infrastructure has to stay flexible for day-to-day work while IT risk management and uptime expectations keep rising. At the same time, data security challenges don’t wait for a convenient moment, and small gaps in…

Cutting the cost of Africa’s energy transition with the right flexibility mix – Kenneth Engblom Vice President, Wartsila Energy, Europe and Africa

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Africa’s energy transition is entering a decisive phase. With some of the world’s best solar and wind resources, the continent is uniquely positioned to leapfrog into a low-cost, renewable-powered future. But as policymakers and planners accelerate deployment, a critical misconception often skews the debates: that battery energy storage systems alone can provide the flexibility needed to balance high shares of intermittent renewables. This assumption is not only incomplete, but it also risks making Africa’s energy…

Ghana International Bank announces Ian Greenstreet as its new Chief Executive Officer

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LONDON(Capital Markets in Africa) – Ghana International Bank is pleased to announce the appointment of Ian Greenstreet as its new Chief Executive Officer, subject to the completion of the customary regulatory approval process in the United Kingdom. Ian is one of the most experienced financial services leaders of his generation, bringing more than four decades of international banking, investment management, risk management, corporate governance and business transformation experience. During his distinguished career, he has served…

Building Digital Financial Systems and Accelerating Banking Modernization in Emerging Markets

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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – The International Center for Strategic Alliances (ICSA), a global leader in curating executive-level summits that drive transformation across the banking, financial services, and technology sectors, announces the 29th Edition Connected Banking Summit – Innovation & Excellence Awards 2026, taking place on 12 August 2026 in Addis Ababa. With over 25 successful editions, ICSA has consistently brought together top banking C-suite executives, regulators, innovators, and fintech disruptors across Africa, the GCC, and…

Trust is infrastructure. And Africa’s fintech reckoning proves it – Salvador Anglada, Optasia Group CEO

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For most of the past decade, African fintech was a land grab. Valuations rewarded user numbers, interfaces got flashier, and “disruption” was the pitch that attracted capital investment. From the outside, it was clear the model was running hotter than it could sustain. That era is over. In every boardroom conversation, from Johannesburg to Lagos, the question has moved beyond “how fast can you grow?” to “what happens when things go wrong?” The correction came…

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