Data by the African Development Bank (AfDB) indicates that trade finance gap in Africa remains high at $81.8 billion with SMEs who are the largest economic contributors the most affected. Mastercard ...

The Bretton Woods institutions, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Group (WBG), appeared to have dodged a bullet at the annual Spring meeting held in Washington in April. There had ...

Public–private partnerships (PPPs) and streamlined cross-border transaction processes, along with other key initiatives, can further allow for trade under the African Continental Free Trade Area ...