It is often argued that the main barrier to inclusive agricultural financing in Africa is collateral requirements. In practice, that means land titles, fixed assets, formal contracts, or consistent income flows – all the tangible markers that give lenders security and help assess repayment ability. But for many emerging agripreneurs, the real challenge comes much earlier: it’s not what they own; i
The value of Uganda’s coffee exports fell 8.2% in August from the same month a year earlier, undermined by weaker prices, a ministry of agriculture report showed on Tuesday.
Read MoreMali has approved seven agreements granting the state more revenue from international and local mining companies in the latest push by the military government to extract more income from the sector.
Read MoreNigeria’s central bank cut its key lending rate for the first time since 2020 on Tuesday, lowering it by 50 basis points (bps) as inflation has been easing from very high levels.
Read MoreThe South African rand was little changed on Monday as traders looked to this week’s local data releases for further clues on the health of Africa’s biggest economy.
Read MoreNigeria’s economy picked up pace in the second quarter, growing 4.23% year on year from 3.13% in the first three months of the year, statistics agency data showed.
Read MoreImportant South African businesses, especially in the manufacturing and mining sectors, are facing closure due to the country’s unsustainable electricity price increases.
Read MoreThe Department of Employment and Labour has given the National Minimum Wage (NMW) Commission more time to get public input and submissions on adjustments to the NMW for 2026.
Read MoreJohannesburg has been ranked as the world’s least walkable city in a study of 90 urban areas around the world, with South Africa’s economic hub being among the least safe globally.
Read MoreSouth Africa’s agricultural exporters are being urged to pivot towards non-traditional markets as geopolitical uncertainty and rising protectionism reshape global trade, according to Paul Makube, senior agricultural economist at FNB.
Read MoreThe Western Cape has recorded its most successful cruise season to date, with the 2024/25 season contributing R1.79bn to the provincial economy — a sharp rise from R1.32bn in 2023/24.
Read MoreStats SA has published the latest GDP data for the second quarter of the year, showing 0.8% growth quarter-on-quarter (qoq), beating economist expectations by 0.3 percentage points.
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