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Global capital will be the most strategic collaborative effort to drive Africa’s investment to drive finance for development. Equity Group CEO, Dr.James Mwangi spoke at the on-going IMF-World Bank meetings in Marrakech. 

Harnessing institutional investment & finance for development

Electronics firm Maser Group recently launched MDR Investments, a new investment vehicle targeting to invest in new start-ups with potential to scale across Africa. The group’s CEO Prateek Suri spoke to CNBC Africa for more.

Maser Group CEO looks to scale investments in Africa 

Poor countries will have to implement tough austerity measures if they are to ease of the mounting debt burden that continues to buffet emerging economies. 

Oxfam: Poor countries to cut spending by 60% to keep creditors happy  

 Phillip Ssali, Head, Corporate Sales & Global Markets at Standard Bank Group joins CNBC Africa for more on market developments across East Africa.

East Africa currency watch

CNBC Africa's Fiona Muthoni spoke to Rwanda's Minister of ICT and Innovation, Paula Ingabire for more. 

How Rwanda plans to position itself as a space industry hub

Africa is set to witness an unprecedented building boom with 70 per cent of the world’s population expected to live in urban cities by 2050.

Green construction offers business case to cure housing & climate crisis

A new bill signed in to law will see Kenya speed-up privatization of non-performing state entities to be privatized. CNBC Africa spoke to Odhiambo Ramogi, CEO, Elim Capital on what implications this new law will have on the country’s private sector.

Kenyan president signs privatization bill into law 

World Mobile Group has unveiled a plan to deploy commercial aerostats to provide last-mile connectivity across Africa. 

World Mobile unveils plan to deploy aerostats to connect Africa 

The surge in demand for critical minerals to propel the world’s attempt at a green revolution has intensified the debate around the need for Africa to add value to its precious minerals. 

Is Africa on track to strengthen mineral security? 

The need to scale-up investments in renewable energy continues to be a mirage in Africa with financial resources to move the continent to a just energy transition being scarce. 

Investments in renewable energy to turbo-charge Africa’s just transition

The tourism sector is back on it’s feet again after a horrendous period of business shutdown across East Africa mainly linked to the Covid-19 pandemic. 

Tourism sector on full recovery to pre-pandemic levels as revenge travel kicks in

The Nairobi Securities Exchange CEO, Geoffrey Odundo has maintained that Kenya’s stock market remains fairly resilient despite the downturn being experienced.

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