African nations struggling with mounting international debt are about to get a lifeline. The African Development Bank’s new refinancing facility isn’t just another bureaucratic solution – it’s potentially a financial game-changer for the continent. The initiative, dubbed The African Financial Stability Mechanism, stands ready for launch after clearing its final hurdles. All that’s needed now […]
A pan-African payment system that would allow African nations to trade among themselves, using their own currencies, is gaining momentum, as the platform has recently started commercial operations with nine countries having signed up so far, according to the Afreximbank President Benedict Oramah. The African Export-Import Bank — or Afreximbank — expects 15 to 20 […]
Tunisia and the European Union will start talks in the few coming weeks on an Open-Sky agreement expected to create new destinations, more job opportunities, spur economic growth and reduce flights costs. The two sides are expected to engage in several rounds of negotiations on the liberalization of the rules and regulations of the international […]
