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How next generation financial services platforms are driving global financial inclusion

JOHANNESBURG (Capital Markets in Africa) – With the World Economic Forum warning (https://bit.ly/2NntZ7V) of a deepening digital divide that will ultimately exacerbate global inequality, the role of intuitive digital financial services platforms in bridging this divide is becoming more important than ever before. Indeed, next generation tools that provide essential financial services – savings accounts, global money transfers, loans, etc – to customers in an accessible way, are becoming a powerful force for change by driving…

Power flexibility in Nigeria by Wale Yusuff, Managing Director, Wärtsilä Nigeria

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“Without flexibility, Nigeria will face difficulties integrating large amounts of renewable energy into the grid” As the largest economy in Africa, with huge gas reserves and high solar energy potential, Nigeria has all the natural resources necessary to meet the growing demand for electricity. However, the inadequate energy infrastructure still leaves a significant part of the population without power or relying on oil-fired back-up generators. If Nigeria can improve its energy infrastructure and unlock its…

Online trading: Beginning the journey to online trading

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LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – Online trading is becoming increasingly popular, with Modern Trader reporting that the number of global online traders has grown from 9.5 million four years ago, to more than 15 million today. Dany Mawas, Regional Director at INFINOX, a leading CFD and FX broker with an international presence including in Africa, attributes this growth to technological advances, which makes trading convenient and fast. Traders can now trade from anywhere and at…

Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme

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LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) — The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s leading philanthropy dedicated to empowering African entrepreneurs, will close applications for the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme on its TEFConnect digital platform (www.TEFConnect.com) on March 31. This year’s intervention prioritises the economic recovery of small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) and young African entrepreneurs, following the Covid-19 disruption to economic activities. To address the unique challenges arising from the pandemic, lift millions out of…

EM EMEA Bank Asset Quality to Weaken as Forbearance Is Withdrawn

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LAGOS(Capital Markets in Africa) – Emerging market (EM) banks in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region should see meaningful increases in reported nonperforming loan (NPL) ratios in 2021 with the expiration of moratoria and loan forbearance programmes, Fitch Ratings says. Our new report What Investors Want to Know: Loan Moratoria in Emerging EMEA outlines the extent to which these banks have utilised moratoria programmes and highlights risks to asset quality as forbearance measures are withdrawn….

Inside China: New rules for fintechs by SBR’s Jeremy Stevens

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LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – Policymakers in China are bringing technology firms into alignment with national priorities to ensure that policy intent is met, fostering innovation that serves the real economy and improves wellbeing, whilst preventing financial risks though prudent regulation. The implication is that central government has made a value judgement: only innovation that serves the real economy, and doesn’t compromise financial stability, will be provided pathways to flourish. However, given a choice…

Covid-19 will end but workplace culture will never be the same

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LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – The onset of Covid-19 had organisations across the globe scrambling to find solutions to the sudden and widespread shift to remote work. More than a year later, it is clear that the pandemic has permanently influenced perceptions and the employee experience of workplace culture, says Reynhardt Uys, Chief Experience Officer, Immersion Group, a global team of experience design experts. According to Uys, organisations are looking for long-term solutions to…

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