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Kenya’s Monetary Policy Committee has delivered a 50-basis-point rate cut, lowering the Central Bank Rate to 10.75 per cent. This move comes alongside a reduction in the cash reserve ratio, aimed at injecting liquidity into the banking sector. 

Will 50bps rate cut revive Kenya’s struggling private sector lending?

CNBC Africa is joined by Herman van Papendorp, Head of Asset Allocation, Momentum and Rashaad Tayob, Portfolio Manager, Foord Asset Management for this discussion.  

Trump 2.0 has global markets on edge 

CNBC Africa’s Fifi Peters sat down with Transnet Board Chairman, Andile Sangqu on the side-lines of the 31st Investing in African Mining Indaba in Cape Town. 

Improving South Africa’s port infrastructure

CNBC Africa’s Fifi Peters is joined by Jacques Morisset, Lead Economist, World Bank for this discussion. 

World Bank: S.African economy improved in 2024, GDP growth remains subdued

African countries can seize the opportunity in harmonizing and standardizing payment systems if the continent is to formalize trade and deepen pan-African payments systems. 

Standardising payment systems way to drive pan-African trade

The advent of new cutting-edge technology is projected to cut down healthcare costs significantly in Africa as private sector investments expands across the continent. 

Delivering healthcare on wheels cutting down costs in Africa

Kenya & Uganda are set to hold their first sittings of their Monetary Policy Committee meetings for 2025 amidst raging global uncertainties with the U.S economy witnessing unprecedented shifts that are having huge ramifications on emerging economies.

Kenya & Uganda set to hold MPC meetings amidst global uncertainties

The Association of Bureau de Change Operators of Nigeria says the decision of the Central Bank of Nigeria to extend the Foreign Exchange sale period to May 30 will help in stabilizing the FX market. 

Will CBN's FX sales to BDC spur liquidity?

Okomu Oil Palm full year profit after tax grew 61.9 per cent, the oil palm processor also reported a 73.4 per cent revenue growth, primarily driven by local sales which grew 65 per cent and contributed 74.8 per cent to total revenue. 

Okomu Oil Palm FY PAT up 61.9% 

Maritime leasing company C and I Leasing reported a 75 per cent growth in its gross earnings to ₦37 billion. 

C & I Leasing reports 75% growth in gross earnings 

The CEO and Co-Founder of Goodwall, Taha Bawa believes to explore further collaborations for the Intelligent age requires empowering young people, not just enabling them to use AI rather to spark a wave of innovation that will shape the future. 

Are African youths prepared for the intelligence age?

The Mission 300 Initiative projects that about 90 billion dollars will be needed to connect 300 million Africans to electricity by 2030. New pledges of about 8 billion dollars were secured form lenders at the summit in Dar es Salam. 

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