AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoLobito Corridor & AfCFTA: Zambia’s President Hichilema and Finance Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane framed the Lobito Corridor as a jobs-and-exports engine that can deepen regional trade and help deliver AfCFTA, urging Angola, DRC and Zambia to move from meetings to real industrial connectivity. Social-sector PPPs: ECA, AfDB and ALSF pushed for new PPP models to expand affordable education, health, housing, water and energy, warning that classic toll-style structures often don’t work for social services. Fuel-price shock: South Africa’s petrol is set to jump above R30 a litre, with diesel also rising sharply, as oil-market turmoil and currency moves feed domestic inflation. Women entrepreneurship gap: GEM’s 2025/26 report finds women are active in high-potential entrepreneurship early on, but far fewer reach the established stage as ventures mature. West Africa payments upgrade: BCEAO made PI-SPI interoperable instant transfers mandatory across UEMOA from November, expanding access to millions. Nigeria investment outlook: Bloomberg Economics ranked Nigeria eighth most investable in Africa, citing stronger growth, fiscal and external improvements under Tinubu reforms. Healthcare as investment: Ghana’s Mahama used Egypt’s Alamein Africa Forum to argue healthcare should be financed as a high-growth manufacturing and supply-chain sector, not just social spending. Banking expansion: Greenwich Bank began commercial operations in Nigeria with new Lagos branches, signaling continued competition in retail and SME finance.
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