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The Markets in Review: An Imminent Default in the US?

April 26, 2023/Coronation Research Investors have begun to raise concerns about an approaching US debt ceiling deadline. Do we see an imminent default in the US? While we do not envisage a default, investors face increasing risks in financial markets as the deadline approaches. The uncertainty created by this situation […]

African Development Bank Rolls Out New Whistleblowing Policy

New policy brings retaliation by contractors, consultants and suppliers under the Bank’s sanctions regime April 26, 2023/AfDB The African Development Bank Group (http://www.AfDB.org) has launched a six-month campaign to sensitize its internal and external stakeholders on its new Whistleblowing Policy, approved by the Boards of Directors in January this year. […]

Africa: Climate Finance Facing Global Macroeconomic Challenges; Time for Private Sector Support

For the African Development Bank, greater involvement of the private sector is crucial to closing the gap in climate finance flows into Africa April 26, 2023/AfDB Africa, the continent that pollutes the planet the least, is today one of the world’s most vulnerable to climate risks. While nations across the […]