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Why Africa's Fragmented Payment Systems Are a Business Infrastructure Problem
Why Africa's Fragmented Payment Systems Are a Business Infrastructure Problem
· 7 min read
A signed US$240 million contract is a claim about demand, not proof of it: capacity is reconciled, the schedule and the volumes are not. | Upside Journal
What BUA's Expansion Says About Africa's Next Manufacturing Cycle
· 7 min read
Nigeria's Personal Transfers Ran at About 39 Times Foreign Direct Investment in the First Quarter of 2026
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Nigeria's Personal Transfers Ran at About 39 Times Foreign Direct Investment in the First Quarter of 2026
Nigeria received US$5.30 billion in personal transfers in the first quarter of 2026 and US$135.08 million in foreign direct investment, a ratio of about 39 to 1 (a calculation). The two figures come f
· 6 min read
What Tony Elumelu's Capital Footprint Says About the New African Conglomerate
What Tony Elumelu's Capital Footprint Says About the New African Conglomerate
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The index did not reward a bank. It recorded an energy fortune converted into financial infrastructure — and a free-float tension the announcement left out | Upside Journal
What First HoldCo's FTSE Frontier Inclusion Signals About African Financial Markets
· 7 min read
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