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CNBC Africa is joined by Dr. Stavros Nicolaou, BRICS Business Council Member and Group Senior Executive, Strategic Trade at Aspen Pharma Group for this discussion. 

Ramaphosa hosts Volodymyr Zelenksyy of Ukraine

The United States has shut down multiple embassies in Africa as cost cutting measure after aid cuts and as the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)  renewal hangs by a thread - what does this mean for U.S -Africa businesses?  

U.S. diplomacy cutting measures in Africa & export impacts

Verto FX's Country Lead-Kenya, Kevin Nganga joins CNBC Africa to discuss strategic differentiation from papps, optimizing FX cost savings, competitive market entry, and automated hedging tools for clients. 

Verto FX on domestic competition & international expansion

The impact of recent trade policy changes will reverberate across the globe over time periods ranging from days to decades. 

Trading in troubled times

Volatility has been a near-daily feature of President Trump’s trade war. 

Trump’s trade war: Winners and losers 

Arafo Hassan Barbad, General Secretary of the Network of Ambitious Djiboutian Entrepreneurs, explains how the initiative can assist SMEs, hike AfCFTA engagement and how the new U.S. tariffs can boost African businesses.

Turning tariffs into opportunity for African SMEs

Rwanda’s is eyeing to attract new firms to list on the bourse as the country hopes to grow listings and offer new products to investors. 

Deepening Rwanda’s capital markets

Rwanda’s equity and fixed income markets started off the week on a weak footing as jitters continued to linger over the ongoing tariffs war between China and the USA. 

Rwanda market update

A report by PwC has highlighted Nigeria's inflation, foreign exchange, interest rate and GDP growth as the key areas to be impacted by the global geopolitical tensions. 

PwC: Global policies may impact Nigeria’s GDP, interest rate, FX & inflation

Central Securities Clearing System has seen an 18.5 per cent rise in its profit after tax to 11.9 billion naira in the 2024 financial year as revenue surged by 37 per cent to 26.1-billion-naira.

CSCS profit after tax up 18.5% to ₦11.9bn in FY'24

Investors have seen their bids for short term instruments rejected by the Bank of Ghana as appetite for short-dated Treasury Bills reflect confidence in the market with interest rates falling to 15 per cent. 

Investors sustain interest in short-dated Ghana T-bills

The Director General of the Manufacturing Association of Nigeria, Segun Ajayi- Kadir says the Association is in talks with the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment on possible negotiations with the United States amid the ongoing tariff wars.

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