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8th EDITION CONNECTED BANKING SUMMIT SOUTHERN AFRICA

The 8th Edition of the Connected Banking Summit Southern Africa is set to take place in Johannesburg, South Africa on May 24, 2023. The theme of the summit is Accelerating Digital Inclusion and Sustainable Transformation”. The summit brings together a diverse group of global executives, experts, and leaders to deliberate on creating future-focused banking models. The focus of the conference is to drive digital transformation and enhance customer experience in accordance with relevant policies and…

3rd Edition Connected Africa – Africa’s Premier Telecom Summit Transforming to Telco’s of the Future

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After the grand success of the previous edition, the Connected Africa is back, back much bigger stronger and larger than before, themed “Transforming to Telco’s of the Future”. The 3rd Edition of Connected Africa, Africa’s premier Telecom Summit delivering holistic insight into digital infrastructure developments and trends. Organised by The International Center for Strategic Alliances is scheduled for the 25th of July 2023, in Johannesburg, South Africa. Connected Africa is set to unite top executives…

Cybersecurity budgets: The delicate balance of spending money to save money

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JOHANNESBURG (Capital Markets in Africa) – Allocating sufficient budget to cyber threats can be a complex issue that requires the cooperation and coordination of all executives within an organisation. When a company’s financial and reputational welfare is at stake, it pays to effectively calculate the priority such risks should be awarded during budgeting, says Ryan Mer CEO at eftsure Africa, a Know Your Payee™ (KYP) platform provider. For CFOs, it’s not a question of whether…

Cytonn: First Quarter 2023 Markets Review

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Global Market Review According to the January 2023 World Economic Outlook Report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the global economy is projected to grow at a rate of 2.9% in 2023, 0.5% points slower than the growth of 3.4% recorded in 2022. The latest projection is 0.2% points higher than the IMF’s earlier projection of 2.7% growth, with the upward revision being on the back of full reopening of China coupled with…

Africa: When a big government can’t borrow from abroad

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LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa): Losing access to foreign capital markets is tough, especially for a statist government with a number of fingers in a number of economic pies. Ethiopia has had to lean on its underdeveloped domestic financial sector to keep the machinery of state going, and it is now dealing with the second-round effects of this approach: strong domestic money growth is amplifying the liquidity imbalance between hard currency and birr supply. Staying…

Africa: Living up to one’s reputation

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Author’s note: Zimbabwe is considered one of the most corrupt countries on the planet. The latest Corruption Perceptions Index scores the Southern African nation equal to junta-led Myanmar and war-torn Iraq. A recent exposé linking top government officials with gold smuggling and sanctions busting will only feed these perceptions. Meanwhile, Zimbabwe is looking to China to fund and build energy infrastructure. The country is overly reliant on hydropower generated from the Kariba Hydropower Station, and…

Time to Break the Deadlock on TotalEnergies’ Offshore Gas Deal

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JOHANNESBURG (Capital Markets in Africa) – South Africa is a regional heavyweight. Its economy is one of the largest on the African continent — as well as the most diversified, the most industrialized, and the most technologically advanced. It has more extensive road and rail networks than any other African state, a feature that puts it in a good position for future growth. But South Africa also has a very big problem. Since 2007, the…

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