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After two years of tightening, African central banks split in 2025—some cutting aggressively as inflation eased, others holding firm to protect currency stability and anchor hard-won disinflation gains.
Inflation eased across much of Sub-Saharan Africa in 2025, helped by stable currencies and lower food prices, giving several central banks room to cut rates as price pressures receded.
After decades of protectionism, Ethiopia’s banking reforms are translating into higher profits, faster digital expansion and growing foreign interest, even as inflation, credit concentration and competition risks persist.
PMI surveys show Nigeria and Uganda sustaining expansion in 2025, while Egypt, Kenya and South Africa lagged, reflecting divergent inflation trends, currency pressures and uneven domestic demand.
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The United States recently expanded travel restrictions targeting citizens from multiple African countries, suspending entry for several key visa categories starting January 1, 2026.
The NSE will integrate M-Pesa into share trading, a move that shortens settlement cycles and positions Kenya’s leading telco as a gateway to equity markets.
Africa’s largest lenders spent over $537m on acquisitions in 2025, led by South African banks, even as recapitalisation rules and uneven profits reshaped expansion plans today…
Nigeria’s tax reforms are pushing compliance into the payments layer. Bujeti is responding by embedding tax logic, controls, and governance directly into business finance workflows.
