How Africa’s financial sector can manage risk in volatile times
Friday, April 14, 2023 | 60 Views |
Ear to the ground: The Finance Ministry monitors all threats to the country’s fiscal stability
But with consumers across the continent struggling in the face of rising inflation and interest rates, they're experiencing a growing wave of non-performing loans (NPLs), which is putting a brake on their growth ambitions.
At the same time, regulators and governments across the continent are challenging the financial services sector to drive greater financial inclusion. The sector is also grappling with challenges like how to deal with rising digital fraud without affecting the customer journey in the process.
‘The strongest bond of human sympathy outside the family relation should be one uniting working people of all nations and tongues and kindreds’.- Abraham LincolnUntil then, the Council’s operations remain suspended, delaying critical decisions affecting thousands of public sector employees.The current standoff is between the Manual Workers Union on one side and the Six Cooperating Trade Unions, namely BONU, BOPEU, BTU, BDU, BOSETU and...