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<p>The 2025 U.S.-Africa Business Summit —now in its 17th year — is set to take place from 22 to 25 June in Luanda, Angola. The summit aims to identify effective solutions to diversify the African economy and increase trade, investment, and business in both the U.S. and Africa. This episode of Focus On gives insights into what lies ahead of this year&#8217;s summit.</p>


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Focus On: 2025 U.S.-Africa Business Summit: Driving Economic Collaboration

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<p>Today, we unpack the shifting finance landscape: Can Africa fund its own future? From DFIs to domestic capital markets, we explore how blended finance and local mobilization are reshaping investment across the continent.</p>


Focus On Djibouti Business Forum: Domestic Financing & DFIs

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<p>From inflation to fintech, and credit ratings to capital flows — what does stability look like in a time of global uncertainty?&#8221; Strong economies need strong financial ecosystems and Africa’s resilience is being tested and proven in real time.</p>


Focus On Djibouti Business Forum: Financial Markets & Economic Resilience

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<p>In this episode, we zoom into digitization: the new currency of growth. How are governments, entrepreneurs, and investors building the systems to connect, scale, and compete in a digital-first world? Africa’s digital leap is more than a trend, it’s a necessity. But inclusion, infrastructure, and intent must align.</p>


Focus On Djibouti Business Forum: Digitization: The new currency of growth

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<p>Digital payment technology has transformed the way we make purchases and handle transactions. But with this rapid advancement comes a rise in new forms of fraud and scams — underscoring the urgent need for strong security measures and continuous consumer awareness. This highlights special explores how consumers can stay secure in an increasingly digital world.</p>


VISA CEMEA Security Summit 2025: Highlights Special

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<p>In this Invest Rwanda episode, we explore the rise of Rwanda&#8217;s capital markets and the impressive growth of the Rwanda Stock Exchange (RSE). Discover how RSE is driving economic development, attracting investment, and positioning Rwanda as a financial hub in East Africa.</p>


Invest Rwanda: The Rise of Rwanda’s Capital Markets

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<p>The global economic landscape is set for significant shifts in 2025, fuelled by changing market dynamics, and structural transformations across industries. In this episode of Focus On, we explore the trends driving spending momentum worldwide and examine how industries can capitalize on emerging opportunities.</p>


Focus On: Visa’s 2025 Global Economic Outlook

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<p>The Inclusive Fintech Forum 2025 in Kigali brought together global leaders to tackle financial inclusion, digital payments, cybersecurity, and AI in fintech. This episode explores groundbreaking innovations unveiled, key discussions on bridging the financial gap, and how Africa is shaping the future of inclusive and sustainable digital finance.</p>


Inclusive Fintech Forum 2025: Innovation for a Digital Future

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<p>As digital payments surge, so does the need for stronger security and seamless transactions. This Focus On explores the evolving risk landscape, fraud prevention strategies, and Visa’s role in shaping the future of payments.</p>


VISA CEMEA Security Summit 2025: The future of Digital Payments & Security

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<p>The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Rwanda has decided to maintain the policy rate at 6.5 per cent in its latest meeting. This decision reflects the bank’s commitment to balancing inflation control with economic growth, amid evolving global and domestic economic conditions. The move signals confidence in current monetary policies while ensuring stability in the financial sector.</p>


Central Bank of Rwanda maintains MPR at 6.5%

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<p>This Focus On puts the spotlight on the Value of Acceptance and the Visa&#8217;s role in advancing digital payment growth across Sub-Saharan Africa. We find out what regional opportunities there are in Sub-Saharan Africa&#8217;s market, address key challenges and what is done to empower SMEs.</p>


Focus On: Advancing digital payments growth across Africa

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<p>Media stereotypes have a great impact on Africa&#8217;s financial health. Africa could be losing up to $4.2 billion annually in interest payments on its loans primarily due to stereotypical narratives that dominate global media coverage of the continent. This session will address the need to change Africa&#8217;s narrative through media.</p>


WEF 2025: The impact of media stereotypes on Africa’s financial health

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<p>With the promise of the African Free Trade Continental Area, an abundance of renewable energy sources and a boom in innovation hubs, the African continent has a unique opportunity to transform the future of its young and fast-growing population, which is estimated to reach 2.5 billion by 2050. A panel of experts will look at how Africa can use this significant momentum to fully reach its economic potential?</p>


WEF 2025: Africa’s Economy: Young and Fast

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<p>Africa is the world’s fastest-growing fintech market, driven by South Africa, Nigeria, Egypt, and Kenya. With a 32 per cent annual growth rate, the sector is set to reach $65 billion by 2030. This episode of Focus On explores insights on strengthening the continent’s economy through financial inclusion, digital payments and initiatives such as the African Fintech Accelerator Programme. Aida Diarra, Senior Vice-President of Visa Sub-Saharan Africa joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Focus On: Africa fintech landscape

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<p>In a world marked by complex challenges and geopolitical shifts there is a need for South Africa to strengthen its economy by moving beyond traditional growth models towards a more inclusive, sustainable, and diversified economy. In the lead up to the World Economic Forum&#8217;s Annual meetings held in Davos, Switzerland. CNBC Africa gathers a panel of experts for a discussion titled &#8216;Reimagining Growth: South Africa&#8217;s Economic Transformation&#8217;.</p>


Road to Davos: Reimagining Growth: South Africa’s Economic Transformation

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<p>The 55th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum convenes in Davos under the theme: Collaboration for the Intelligent Age. Join CNBC Africa as we explore the alliances and strategies that will be required to ensure Africa is a participant in the exponential innovation the world is witnessing in the age of AI. Road to Davos panel discussion.</p>


Road to Davos: Positioning Africa for 2025 and Beyond: From Davos to G20

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<p>In this segment of Focus On we look at the potential outcome when two global entities partner up to empower over 40 million network users to boost digital payments and in doing so increase financial inclusion across seven countries in Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa. Amnah Ajmal, Executive Vice President Market Development, Mastercard EEMEA and Aminata Kane, CEO Orange Money Group, Middle East and Africa joins CNBC Africa for more on this partnership.</p>


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Focus On: 2025 U.S.-Africa Business Summit: Driving Economic Collaboration

Focus On Djibouti Business Forum: Domestic Financing & DFIs

Focus On Djibouti Business Forum: Financial Markets & Economic Resilience

Focus On Djibouti Business Forum: Digitization: The new currency of growth

VISA CEMEA Security Summit 2025: Highlights Special

Invest Rwanda: The Rise of Rwanda’s Capital Markets

Focus On: Visa’s 2025 Global Economic Outlook

Inclusive Fintech Forum 2025: Innovation for a Digital Future

VISA CEMEA Security Summit 2025: The future of Digital Payments & Security

Central Bank of Rwanda maintains MPR at 6.5%

Focus On: Advancing digital payments growth across Africa

WEF 2025: The impact of media stereotypes on Africa’s financial health

WEF 2025: Africa’s Economy: Young and Fast

Focus On: Africa fintech landscape

Road to Davos: Reimagining Growth: South Africa’s Economic Transformation

Road to Davos: Positioning Africa for 2025 and Beyond: From Davos to G20

Focus On: Banking the unbanked in Africa

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