Brazil Picks 4 Banks for US$10 Billion Green Tech Push
Brazil picked Bradesco, Itaú, Santander and HSBC to steer about US$10 billion into green technology under Eco Invest Brasil; Citibank...
October 8, 2026Topic
Investment
Gabon Explained 2026: Oil, Debt and Life After the Bongos
Gabon explained for Americans: this guide shows who runs the oil and manganese state, what its US$11 billion 2027 budget...
October 7, 2026
DR Congo Sharpens Electricity Rules With AfDB Help
DR Congo is strengthening electricity regulation with African Development Bank help, with a study of real power costs and draft...
October 5, 2026
Argentina Plans 1-Point Tax Cut, Big Reform Later
Economy Minister Luis Caputo says taxes could fall another 1% of GDP next year, with a full reform only after...
October 5, 2026
Ivory Coast Explained 2026, a Newcomer Guide
Ivory Coast explained: a West African presidential republic with its economic hub in Abidjan, a CFA franc currency and the...
October 4, 2026
Nigerian ETFs Split as Greenwich Alpha Gains 97.63%
Nine of 12 Nigerian ETFs rose in the year to September. Greenwich Alpha nearly doubled in price, while two Meristem...
October 4, 2026
Tanzania Urges Local Firms to Win US$1.9bn Mining Spend
Tanzania wants 90% of the US$1.9 billion its mines spend each year kept at home, and has ordered audits of...
October 4, 2026
Namibia Tells New Swiss Envoy to Win Trade, Investment
Namibia's president told her new Swiss envoy to turn goodwill into trade and investment, four months after nonstop Zurich-Windhoek flights...
October 4, 2026
Gauteng Hands the Gautrain to a New 15-Year Operator
South Africa’s richest province hands its airport rail line to a new 15-year operator, with eight new trains due, while...
October 4, 2026