Stanbic Bank Tanzania, a member of the Standard Bank Group, launched Shariah banking products in Tanzania recently.

French–speaking African banks celebrate their haul of the two most coveted awards on offer at this year’s African Banker Awards.

Beijing says its trade with Africa is on track to top US$100 bn this year as it benefits from investments in mines, farms and factories on the continent, Chinese state media reported recently.

M-PESA, Vodafone’s money transfer technology, now provides customers with the ability to link to an interest bearing savings account and buy insurance via their mobile.

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has approved, recently, the creation of a new government agency to buy out bad debts from the banking system.