The Markets

While cash and mobile money remain the dominant payment methods in Africa, they come with significant challenges. Cash is inefficient, insecure, and expensive, while mobile money services often lack the necessary regulatory support to operate independently. However, key emerging trends in the sector are helping to drive meaningful financial inclusion across the continent, notes Mark Dankworth, President of Business Development Africa at leading Banking as a Service and embedded finance enablement partner, Ukheshe. One of…

By Joseph Hill, Senior Investment Analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown: 2022 was a difficult year for many Asian markets with a combination of slowing growth, rising interest rates and a strong US dollar posing challenges. But with the IMF forecasting growth of 4.6% for the region in 2023, compared to global growth of 2.8%, the prospects look brighter. While Asian markets are often lumped together, they can behave quite differently. Some countries in the region are rich…

Join the Bloomberg Design + Make event next week in London or online, where we bring together the world’s most creative minds to discuss how their respective industries are responding to a world in flux: The challenges they face and the opportunities to be claimed. Those on the cutting edge of design, manufacturing, and entertainment will shine a light on some innovative solutions they are working on that can make the world better, smarter, and more…

The impact of policies to address climate change will have an uneven impact on local economies, due to their unique industrial composition and vulnerability to climate events. In this webinar, we will answer the following questions: how will policies to tackle climate change affect economic growth in cities? Which cities will be most affected, and will there be winners as well as losers? What impact will climate transition policies have on subnational growth disparities? Note:…