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CNBC Africa’s Ridhima Shukla spoke to Themba Khumalo, Principal Adviser for Value Chains, Cabinet of Secretary General, AfCFTA.

Industrialising Africa through regional value chains

Botswana’s economic growth decelerated from 5.5 per cent in 2022 to 2.7 percent last year, below the long-run potential growth of 4 percent. 

Stanbic Bank’s Q4 economic outlook for Botswana

Manufacturing output contracted by 1.2 per cent year-on-year in August, following a revised expansion of 1.6 per cent year-on-year in July. The outcome was slightly worse than consensus prediction of a moderate 0.5 year-on-year decline.

S.Africa manufacturing production declines in August

The second edition of the African Continental Free Trade Area business forum, known as Biashara Afrika, is currently underway in Kigali. The forum aims to shed light on possible ways to tackle the bottlenecks holding back intra-African trade. 

CCA President Florizelle Liser on tackling intra-African trade bottlenecks

David Lerche CIO at Sanlam Private Wealth joins CNBC Africa to share thoughts on three interesting, fast-growing businesses that they are watching.

Sanlam Private Wealth on global stocks to watch 

To delve into whether private equity remained true to its reputation as resilient asset classes, CNBC Africa is joined by Tshepiso Kobile, CEO of the Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association. 

2024 private equity industry trends 

Arrie Rautenbach has less than a week to go before he formally checks out as Absa CEO. The CEO shake up at the South African lender is the sixth in almost as many years. 

Can a black CEO colour Absa’s performance?

The rally in oil prices took a break as the market waits for Israel's response to last week's Iranian rocket attacks that prompted a price surge on concerns of a broader conflict in the Middle East. 

Q4 commodities outlook 

CNBC Africa’s Godfrey Mutizwa spoke to Albert Muchanga, Commissioner for Trade and Industry, African Union Commission highlighting the importance of the African continent moving towards green transition. 

Muchanga: Our agricultural systems are not designed to withstand green transition

CNBC Africa’s Godfrey Mutizwa spoke with Jutta Urpilainen, EU Commissioner for International Partnerships on the side-lines of the 2024 Hamburg Sustainability Conference. 

The EU on strengthening Europe-Africa relations

South Africa's equity market put forward a record performance in the third quarter, with the JSE All Share finishing 15 per cent higher. 

10X Investments’ Anton Eser on Q4’24 investment outlook

The 2024 Hamburg Sustainability Conference is currently underway in Germany. The conference brings global leaders together to tackle climate change, renewable energy, and social equity. 

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