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His Excellency President Cyril Ramaphosa at the G20 Leaders’ Summit. GCIS. Photo: File
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South Africa’s G20 coup de grâce

By the summit’s end, Ramaphosa emerged with an elevated global profile

  • Marlan Padayachee
8 min read
Speaking in tongues: While Washington sought to scupper the success of the G20 Leaders’ Summit hosted by South Africa and actually boycotted the event, American business was in the plenary halls and vocal at the B20.
AFRICAN CONTINENTAL FREE TRADE AREA

B20: A catalyst for Africa’s luxury renaissance

The world is moving from borrowing African aesthetics to embracing African authority

  • Buyi Mafoko
7 min read
As discussions turned to the systems that enable Africa’s financial future, Absa South Africa CEO Kenny Fihla highlighted a critical priority.
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Financial institutions push for higher global participation of youth and women-led firms

A special report highlighted ‘the glaring gap in regional and global participation in export trade’ where youth and women-led micro, small and medium enterprises are concerned

  • Brian Sokutu
3 min read
The Western Cape is by far the province that benefits most from Agoa trade. Photo: Mujahid Safodien/AFP
AFRICA

Agricultural sector can overcome effect of an Agoa exit

Forging ties with other markets as they navigate trade wars with the US is a wise strategy.

  • Meluleki Nzimande & Megan Jarvis
6 min read