MSME growth: banks, policy issues & the way forward

Candidates awaiting the 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results can take a few steps to prepare ahead of the official release by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC).

As artificial intelligence begins to reshape the world of production, there remains a question of what role AI will play in the continent of Africa. While many discuss the impact that AI will have upon the workforce, it is apparent that the challenge for Africa is not that there is a lack of workers, but that the workers currently in the continent do not have the level of productivity required to achieve their potential. AI, if implemented correctly, has the power to be a productivity co-pilot for African workers, rather than a replacement for those same workers.

“To the wise, a warning is a blessing; to the fool, it is an insult.” – African proverb

Between 2024 and 2025, Ghana recorded a marked macroeconomic improvement.

Moving Ghana’s domestic gold-purchasing operations away from the Bank of Ghana has taken a significant source of risk off the central bank’s balance sheet

A comparison of the 2024 and 2025 SIGA State Ownership Reports reveals a dramatic turnaround, but also a cautionary tale about the fragility of state enterprise finances, and what must happen next.

The Ethiopian Commodity Exchange (ECX) - the State-Anchored Agrarian Model

Societe Generale Ghana convened women business owners for an intimate engagement, creating a platform for direct conversations between the entrepreneurs and the bank’s senior leadership on financing, business growth, sustainability and the banking support required to scale.