| Africa Topples Asia, Europe, Us As Africa's Preferred Trade Market
November 18, 2024--African businesses increasingly prefer to trade across the continent's borders over out-of-the-continent markets like Asia, the US, and Europe, due to a rising quality of made-in-Africa goods, lower market prices, and accessibility. |
| The latest Standard Bank Africa Trade Barometer, which tracks 10 African countries among the 54 signatory nations of the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA) shows 37% of the businesses prefer partners based in African markets compared to Asia(24%), Europe(16%) and North America(3%). |
| East Africa's regional 20 share index June 24, 2025-The National Securities Exchange of Somalia (NSES) is joining the Somali Stock Exchange as a member of the East African Securities Exchanges Association (EASEA), which brings together the exchanges of Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda and Ethiopia, as well as Burundi when that exchange will be launched. |
| African Credit Rating Agency to Launch September 2025 June 16, 2025--The African Credit Rating Agency (AfCRA), a new privately owned credit rating body, is set to begin operations by September 2025
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