Duncan Miriri

6 days ago | timeslive.co.za | Duncan Miriri |Andy Bruce

ANALYSIS Under shadow of Trump warning, Africa pioneers non-dollar payments Africa's campaign to boost regional payments systems has found a platform at the G20, with South Africa leading the charge as holder of its presidency 21 June 2025 - 12:15 By Duncan Miriri and Andy Bruce Africa's push for local currency payments systems — once little more than an aspiration — is finally making concrete gains, bringing the promise of less costly trade to a continent long hobbled by resource-sapping...

2 weeks ago | zawya.com | Duncan Miriri |Andrew Heavens |Kirsten Donovan

NAIROBI - Afreximbank said on Tuesday the decision by Fitch ratings agency to put it on a negative outlook last week was based on a wrong interpretation of its founding treaty signed by its member states. Fitch downgraded Cairo-based Afreximbank's credit rating to BBB-, one notch above junk ratings, from BBB, citing high credit risks and weak risk management policies. It also placed it on negative watch, effectively attaching another downgrade warning.

2 weeks ago | canberratimes.com.au | Philbert Girinema |Duncan Miriri

President Felix Tshisekedi says Congo has ordered Rwanda to withdraw its troops from Congolese soil. Photo: AP PHOTORwanda says it will withdraw from the Economic Community of Central African States, underscoring diplomatic tensions in the region over an offensive by Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in eastern Congo. Subscribe now for unlimited access.

3 weeks ago | bizcommunity.com | Duncan Miriri

More... 2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show moreAdvertise your job vacancies Africa Finance Corporation, a Lagos-based continental financier, will sign a deal with Italy for $320m financing partly for a new transport corridor linking critical mineral fields with an Angolan port, its chief executive said on Thursday, 5 June 2025.

3 weeks ago | businesslive.co.za | Duncan Miriri

Support our award-winning journalism. The Premium package (digital only) is R30 for the first month and thereafter you pay R129 p/m now ad-free for all subscribers. Nairobi — African governments should turn to an estimated $4-trillion in capital held by domestic institutions such as pension funds to develop much-needed local infrastructure as external funding sources wane, the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) said on Thursday.