Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) has commissioned an empirically grounded research paper on South Africa’s sovereign credit rating. The commissioning of the research paper was inspired by BLSA’s […]
African multilateral financial institutions, policymakers, development partners, and private sector leaders have called for more coordinated, innovative, and better-structured financing approaches to support Africa’s digital and technological transformation. […]
Misheck Mutize, University of Cape Town The rating agency S&P Global’s Africa Credit Rating Trends 2025 reviews the past year’s rating activities and analyses the continent’s prospects for […]
If you’ve glanced at a news ticker lately, you’d be forgiven for thinking the South African Rand was on a rollercoaster without a brake lever. Between military escalations […]
Danny Bradlow, University of Pretoria By Easter 2026 it was still not clear when – or how – the war initiated by Israel and the US against Iran […]
Florian Léon, Université Clermont Auvergne (UCA) Africa holds abundant private savings, but much of it remains informal. As a result, its contribution to development financing is limited. Researcher […]
In the fast-paced world of international trade, South African importers and exporters are often hampered by the very thing meant to facilitate their growth: currency management. High transaction fees, opaque […]
Lisa Sachs, Columbia University The effects of climate change are no longer a future risk for Africa. They are a present crisis. Floods are destroying infrastructure that took […]
Author: Busi Mavuso, BLSA South Africa enters 2026 with high commodity prices, reliable electricity, stable finances and lower interest rates, creating the strongest foundation for growth in over […]
Daniel Cash, Aston University For governments, a credit rating is more than a financial signal. It is a verdict that can influence the cost of borrowing, access to […]
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