Finance

The World Bank has approved $350 million in financing for South Africa to establish a credit-guarantee facility designed to unlock billions of dollars in private infrastructure investment, according to an…

A new pool of growth capital has entered South Africa’s venture ecosystem after Hlayisani Capital confirmed it has secured R500 million (approximately $31 million) in commitments for its Hlayisani Venture…

On 22 February 2026, BlackRock formally disclosed a $500 million anchor commitment to African Infrastructure Fund III (AIF III), marking one of the largest single allocations to a Sub-Saharan focused…

Alphabet-backed Waymo closes one of the largest mobility funding rounds of 2026 Waymo, the autonomous vehicle subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., announced on 2 February 2026 that it has raised $16 billion in fresh…

Saudi Arabia has executed one of the largest capital-markets transactions of the year, with Saudi Aramco completing a $12 billion secondary share sale that reinforces the Kingdom’s strategy of recycling mature assets to fund…

Global fintech capital deployment continues with major B-round financing FinTech and tokenization specialist Superstate announced the completion of an $82.5 million Series B funding roundled by Bain Capital Crypto alongside Distributed Global, with participation from…

South Africa’s Nedbank Group has agreed to acquire a 66 % majority stake in Kenya’s NCBA Group for R13.9 billion (~$855.5 million), marking one of the largest cross-border banking deals in African financial history.  The…

Global currency and commodities markets moved decisively in tandem on Tuesday after fresh U.S. political and policy signals triggered a renewed reassessment of risk, sending the dollar lower and pushing…

South Africa has returned to international capital markets with a new US dollar–denominated sovereign bond, and the reception from global investors has been decisively positive. Order books built rapidly, reflecting…

The World Bank has successfully priced an $8 billion Sustainable Development Bond, marking one of the largest multilateral bond issuances of the year and a clear signal that institutional capital is rotating back…