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In a post-Umeme USE landscape riddled with liquidity concerns, Stanbic Uganda is emerging as the dividend kingpin. We take a look at that and more market developments in Uganda. 

Stanbic’s UGX 300bn dividend post-Umeme – yield grab or reform rethink? 

As global trade faces the pressures of rising tariffs and shifting economic landscapes, CIB Kenya is leveraging Egypt’s banking legacy and Kenya’s fintech leadership to support businesses and drive regional growth. 

CIB Kenya CEO on shaping Africa’s financial future 

Mozambique’s private sector showed further signs of life in April, as the latest Standard Bank PMI rose to 50.5, marking the third straight month of expansion.

Standard Bank’s Q2’25 outlook for Mozambique  

Manufacturing and agriculture company Kal Group reported a decline in half year profit, with headline earnings per share dropping by 4 per cent. 

Kal Group reports 4.6% dip in H1 2025 headline earnings

The week has been dominated by central bank activity with major central banks announcing U.S. Fed, Sweden’s Riksbank, and Norway’s Norges Bank have kept interest rates steady, all echoing similar concerns around the uncertainty in future.

Fed holds rates, warns of downturn

Digital trade is transforming global commerce, connecting businesses across borders and expanding access to new markets. 

Unlocking digital trade under the AfCFTA 

New research from McKinsey indicates that macroeconomic indicators suggest significant growth potential for African telecommunications companies by 2050. 

Africa’s mobile penetration requires $170bn GDP boost to expand the sector

The Managing Director of Banking Operations at Afreximbank, Kwabena Ayirebi says African economies are poised to remain resilient this year with key drivers such as ongoing reforms and regional integration stabilizing economies.

Ayirebi: Reforms, regional integration to support Africa’s resilience in 2025

The Stanbic IBTC Bank Nigeria Purchasing Managers’ Index rose to 54.2 points in April as the start of the second quarter of 2025.

Stanbic IBTC: Nigeria's PMI higher at 54.2 in April

The Nigeria Education Loan Fund has disbursed 54 billion naira so far with over 293,000 students and 300 schools as beneficiaries under the student loan scheme across the country. 

NELFUND: ₦54bn disbursed under student loan scheme

Nigeria’s CEOs are seizing potential of generative AI and climate change to reinvent their operations and business models. 

PwC: Nigerian CEOs optimistic despite geopolitical & trade tensions

South African women are ambitious, loyal, and educated, but are they being heard in the workplace? 

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