The Markets

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…

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…

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…

LONDON, Capital Markets in Africa – Since the outbreak of the Iran war, the macro backdrop has been fundamentally redrawn. What began the year as a relatively predictable path for global interest rates has been decisively rerouted. Risk managers who expect a return to a period of calm are increasingly likely to be disappointed. This Risk Insights looks at the likely impacts of the ongoing turbulence in three markets.  UK: Volatility Amplified by Fragility The…