Since August 11, French law requires prior consent before unsolicited commercial prospecting calls, replacing the Bloctel opt-out list, with fines of up to €375,000 for companies. Morocco's government ...

NBS Bank told the Malawi Stock Exchange it expects consolidated after-tax profit of MK87.9 billion to MK90.2 billion for the first half of 2026, up 20% to 23% year over year. Annual inflation was 20.8 ...

The National Bank of Ethiopia has committed $500 million to foreign exchange auctions this quarter, split across four fortnightly sales, not a single special operation. At the August 12 auction, 28 ...

President Hakainde Hichilema says Zambia has attracted close to $10 billion in mining investment commitments since 2021 and is targeting 3 million metric tons of copper a year by 2031. Production ...

Zan Securities opened subscription to the Timiza Plus Fund on August 17, seeking TSh5 billion from 50 million units priced at TSh100. Industry-wide, collective investment scheme assets rose 66.7% to ...

Turkish exports to Africa reached $13.3 billion in the first seven months of 2026, up 12.6% year over year. Exports to Tunisia reached $720.4 million over the same period, a 9.9% increase. Turkey's ...

The Central Bank of Egypt raised its real GDP growth estimate to 5% for 2025/26 and its forecast to 4.9% for 2026/27, with growth expected to reach 5.4% in 2027/28. Suez Canal receipts reached $4.67 ...

The Bank of the Republic of Burundi has said it aims to complete integration into the East African Payment System by December 2026. EAPS allows settlement in regional currencies rather than relying on ...

KCB Group unveiled a KSh300 billion ($2.3 billion) sustainability bond program on Aug. 19, the largest corporate debt program ever announced in Kenya. The first tranche, of up to KSh100 billion, is ...

Fuel-subsidy removal and exchange-rate unification mobilized N15.8 trillion for Nigeria’s three tiers of government between June 2023 and December 2025, the finance ministry said on August 19. Of the ...

Annual inflation slowed to 4.3% in July from 5.0% in June, while food and non-alcoholic beverage inflation fell to 0.9%, its lowest level in more than 16 years. Under the 3% target adopted in November ...

Absa reportedly plans a representative office in Angola, nearly two decades after exiting, and is weighing a merchant banking license in Nigeria. South Africa produced 72% of group earnings in the six ...