Currency

Subrahmanyam Jaishankar cites policy differences, well as cost and efficiency, as stumbling blocks.

Emerging markets will always be susceptible to currency risk, analysts say

As motorists reel amid higher petrol prices, only two of the country’s oil refineries are operational

Market participants must stay abreast of geopolitical developments such as conflicts when making trading decisions

Payments into crypto exchanges are not protected as deposits are when paid into a regular bank

The country’s shiny new banknotes are only a cosmetic solution to Sierra Leone’s dire economic crisis, say critics

On 5 February Nigeria’s central bank banned crypto transactions, but industry analysts are confident the sector will find a workaround.

In South Africa we must learn to value different types of social capital to make the economy — and society — more inclusive

The crisis-hit country is facing another bout of sharply rising prices, with official inflation now at nearly 100 per cent

‘In practice, bond notes have rarely traded at 1:1 with the US dollar. On the black market, the rate can be as high as 4:1’

Born on January 1 1999, the euro initially existed only as a virtual currency used in accounting and financial transactions

For the price of a take-away meal, South Africans can become crpytocurrency investors

The currency’s moves have been driven by global factors, but more ratings shifts can reverse gains.

Institutions issue warnings against government spending ahead of 2019 elections to win voters’ hearts.

A South African Reserve Bank plane, in which a body was discovered, is under heavy military guard in Harare with millions of Rands on board.