AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoCrypto Regulation: Kenya’s central bank and capital-markets regulator have introduced mandatory licensing for virtual-asset firms, bringing crypto wallets and payment services under formal supervision. Banking Results: Suez Canal Bank reported record nine-month profit of EGP5.7bn, up 12.9% year on year, with deposits rising 18.7%. Digital Finance: Safaricom is expanding M-Pesa into credit, investment and insurance; financial-services revenue rose 55.3% to KSh7.1bn. Its Ziidi trading platform has 1.1m sign-ups, but only about 176,000 users have traded. African Union Funding: Ghana is pushing reforms to strengthen the AU’s financial independence, including a proposed import levy, and plans to ratify key AU financial institutions by 2027. Bank Compliance: South Africa’s Prudential Authority imposed R17m in penalties on Standard Bank for compliance failures, with R5m suspended. Development Finance: AfDB and Japan’s JICA signed a $583.4m financing agreement for the African Development Fund. Investment Needs: South Africa needs an estimated $75bn in annual investment to meet its growth ambitions, while Aliko Dangote plans to raise his African investment target to $70bn by 2030.
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