AI
Ugandan AI startup wins $50,000 prize to bring finance closer to small farmers
Ugandan technology startup SANDI AI has won the $50,000 GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize, highlighting how artificial intelligence is increasingly being developed...
Financial insights
Global markets brace for a new week of rates, data and geopolitical risk
Global financial markets enter Monday with investors...
Africa
Egyptian TV presenter among 12 sentenced to death in major drugs case
Egyptian television presenter Sarah Khalifa has been sentenced to death alongside 11 other defendants after a Cairo court convicted them...
On this day
On this day in 2019: Robert Mugabe died
Robert Mugabe died at the age of 95 in Singapore, closing the final chapter in the life of one of...
Ukraine
US envoys head to Kyiv after Putin talks yield no Ukraine breakthrough
US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are heading to Kyiv for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after a...
MSTRpay
MSTRpay Enters Liberia — Expanding Its Financial-Inclusion Strategy in West Africa
MONROVIA, LIBERIA — MSTRpay has confirmed its entry into Liberia, adding another West African market to the company’s expanding international...
Climate & Energy
Nepal disaster exposes growing climate threat in the Himalayas
Nepal is confronting the accelerating consequences of climate change after a catastrophic flash flood devastated Himalayan communities, killing more than...
US vs Iran
Trump threatens further strikes as US and Iran exchange fire
US President Donald Trump has threatened further military action against Iran after the two countries exchanged direct attacks for the...
Caribbean
Jamaican businesses see inflation remaining above target
Jamaican companies expect inflation to remain above the Bank of Jamaica’s target during the coming year, despite a modest improvement...
CDB launches digital push for 150 Caribbean businesses
At least 150 small businesses across five Caribbean countries are set to receive financial and technical support under a new...
LATAM
Brazil’s floating-rate debt moves towards record level
Brazil has raised its forecast for the proportion of government debt linked directly to short-term interest rates, increasing the country’s...
India
Indian banks raise $11.25 billion as RBI dollar window closes
Indian banks have raised approximately $11.25 billion through international bond sales since June, using a temporary Reserve Bank of India...
Blockchain
Stablecoin cards surge as emerging markets drive adoption
Spending through payment cards funded by stablecoins exceeded $1 billion in July, marking a record month for a technology increasingly...
Norwegian King died
King Harald V dies at 89 as Norway enters a new reign
Norway’s King Harald V has died at the age of 89, ending a reign that lasted more than 35 years....
Everybodys Dolly
Dolly Parton dies at 80, leaving a legacy far beyond country music
Dolly Parton, the country music legend whose songs, warmth and unmistakable style made her one of the world’s most recognisable...
Business of the week
From small Nigerian start-up to $250 billion fintech engine
Moniepoint began in Lagos in 2015 as a self-funded technology venture created by two Nigerian software engineers. Just over a...
Sweden vs Estonia
King Harald V dies at 89 as Norway enters a new reign
Norway’s King Harald V has died at the age of 89, ending a reign that lasted more than 35 years....
Newshub long read
The new scramble for Africa is being fought through cables, clouds and AI
A new contest for Africa is under way, but this time the strategic assets are not gold, diamonds or oil....
Elon Musk
MSTRpay Enters Liberia — Expanding Its Financial-Inclusion Strategy in West Africa
MONROVIA, LIBERIA — MSTRpay has confirmed its entry into Liberia, adding another West African market to the company’s expanding international...
Inside the scam - Serie
Inside the scam (Part 5): Can anyone stop the scam economy?
Online fraud has evolved into a global industry supported by trafficking networks, stolen identities, artificial intelligence and an international system...
Read moreDetails
Financial inclusion
6. The infrastructure of freedom
Why financial inclusion deserves to stand alongside roads, schools and electricity as essential development infrastructure Every generation eventually discovers that...
Read moreDetails
World Cup 2026
King Harald V dies at 89 as Norway enters a new reign
Norway’s King Harald V has died at the age of 89, ending a reign that lasted more than 35 years....
Trump in office
Trump’s crypto ventures generated more than US$1bn in 2025, financial filing reveals
Businesses linked to US President Donald Trump generated more than US$1 billion in revenue from cryptocurrency-related activities during 2025, according...
Serie - HIdden financial giants
Dolly Parton dies at 80, leaving a legacy far beyond country music
Dolly Parton, the country music legend whose songs, warmth and unmistakable style made her one of the world’s most recognisable...