Quickmart Kenya Grows on Supplier Credit Rather Than Bank Debt
Quickmart Kenya funds new stores from cash and supplier credit rather than bank borrowing, the model behind its proposed Nairobi...
September 25, 2026Africa’s capital markets are deepening fast – from the Johannesburg, Nairobi and Lagos exchanges to a fintech boom banking hundreds of millions of people for the first time. The Rio Times follows the currencies (the rand, naira, cedi and shilling), the banks and IPOs, sovereign debt and the foreign capital arriving on increasingly local terms. We cover it through the same investor lens we bring to Latin America, where the emerging-market playbook is strikingly similar. This hub gathers our Africa markets and investment coverage.
Quickmart Kenya funds new stores from cash and supplier credit rather than bank borrowing, the model behind its proposed Nairobi...
September 25, 2026
Nigeria's Court of Appeal cleared Fidelity Bank of liability on 14 September 2026, lifting its share of a damages award...
September 25, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for 25 September 2026: Antananarivo marks a revolt it no longer trusts as the activists who toppled...
September 25, 2026
Ghana's new 'Heritage Series' cedi banknotes enter circulation 3 November 2026 with upgraded security features. Old notes stay valid in...
September 25, 2026
Tycoon Iqbal Survé's Sekunjalo group says South Africa's banks shut it out because of race. The appeal court has now...
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South Africa's Woolworths, no relation to the US or Australian chains, left Johannesburg's Top 40 index on 21 September after...
September 25, 2026
The IMF and World Bank approved a debt rules overhaul for about 70 poor countries, 39 in Africa. One in...
September 25, 2026
From 1 October, Nigeria sets late tax interest at the central bank rate plus 1 point, not plus 5, or...
September 24, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for 24 September 2026: Morocco's governing coalition loses seats but keeps power on the lowest turnout since...
September 24, 2026