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- Sep 15, 2026
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The Great African Treasury Shift (opens the original)
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Home Capital Raising & Corporate Finance The Great African Treasury Shift Author: Charles Wachira | Photos: Shutterstock Currency reforms, liquidity pressures, and new payment rails are forcing African CFOs to rethink corporate strategy. This article appears in the September 2026 issue of Global Finance Magazine. When Nigeria liberalized the naira in June 2023, something of a chain reaction began across Africa. Egypt sharply devalued the pound in March 2024 under a reform program supported by th
Nigeria's Banking Godfather Retires (opens the original)
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Home Banking Nigeria’s Banking Godfather Retires Author: Charles Wachira | Photos: Yusuf Muhammed Thanni, Creative Commons Jim Ovia steps down as Zenith Bank chairman after 36 years, passing the torch to CEO Adaora Umeoji. This article appears in the July/August issue of Global Finance Magazine. When Jim Ovia founded Zenith Bank in July 1990 at age 38, with NGN 20 million (then about $2.5 million) in capital, Nigeria already had a rich history of indigenous banking institutions. National Bank of
Egypt’s IPO Pipeline Grows as Cairo Courts Private Capital (opens the original)
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Home Capital Raising & Corporate Finance Egypt’s IPO Pipeline Grows as Cairo Courts Private Capital Author: Charles Wachira | Photos: Shutterstock Cairo accelerates state asset sales under an IMF plan, targeting up to four major listings by summer 2027. Egypt, Africa’s second-largest economy after South Africa, plans to list up to four state-owned companies on the Egyptian Exchange (EGX), the continent’s largest stock exchange by the number of listed companies, within the next 12 months. The Jun
Gulf Investors Fill Africa's Infrastructure Gap (opens the original)
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Home Features Gulf Investors Fill Africa’s Infrastructure Gap Author: Charles Wachira | Photos: Shutterstock As China scales back, Gulf investors are pouring billions into ports, energy and logistics. Gulf investors are rapidly reshaping Africa’s investment landscape, committing billions of dollars to ports, transport corridors, logistics, renewable energy, and critical minerals as governments across the continent seek new sources of long-term development finance. The shift gathered momentum in
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