Africa’s factoring volumes have more than doubled in recent years, increasing from €21.6 billion in 2017 to €50 billion in 2024, and with nearly 200 factoring companies now operating across the continent December 9, 2025/Afreximbank Afreximbank has highlighted the critical importance of factoring and supply chain finance (SCF) in narrowing […]

December 8, 2025/ADF Excluding people with disabilities costs African economies hundreds of billions in lost GDP every year.  The figure is based on International Labour Organization estimates that low and middle-income countries lose between 3% and 7% of their GDP due to the exclusion of persons with disabilities from the workforce.  Applied […]

… seeks legislative backing for Nigeria First Policy December 1, 2025/Dangote Group President/Chief Executive, Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has criticised the crude supply practices of international oil companies, insisting that Nigeria has no justification for importing crude or refined petroleum products if existing laws are properly enforced.  Speaking during […]