A surge in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s foreign-currency holdings and a shift in central-bank policy have fueled an almost 29% rally in the franc this year, making it Africa’s best-performing currency against the dollar alongside the cedi.
A surge in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s foreign-currency holdings and a shift in central-bank policy have fueled an almost 29% rally in the franc this year, making it Africa’s best-performing currency against the dollar alongside the cedi.
Currency notes wrapped in a currency trader’s cabin at a market in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.
A surge in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s foreign-currency holdings and a shift in central-bank policy have fueled an almost 29% rally in the franc this year, making it Africa’s best-performing currency against the dollar alongside the cedi.
A surge in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s foreign-currency holdings and a shift in central-bank policy have fueled an almost 29% rally in the franc this year, making it Africa’s best-performing currency against the dollar alongside the cedi.
Currency notes wrapped in a currency trader’s cabin at a market in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Zimbabwe doesn’t intend to completely wean itself off utilizing the US dollar, even as it moves toward adopting the ZiG as its primary currency by 2030.
Zimbabwe doesn’t intend to completely wean itself off utilizing the US dollar, even as it moves toward adopting the ZiG as its primary currency by 2030.
A twenty ZiG banknote at a market in Harare, Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe will introduce a new royalty structure for gold miners as the mineral-rich southern African nation seeks to cash in on a surge in the price of the metal.
Zimbabwe will introduce a new royalty structure for gold miners as the mineral-rich southern African nation seeks to cash in on a surge in the price of the metal.
The central business district of Harare. Photographer: Cynthia R Matonhodze/Bloomberg
Zambia’s dollar bonds rose after S&P Global Ratings ended its default rating for Southern African country, five years after it became the continent’s first pandemic-era sovereign defaulter.
Zambia’s dollar bonds rose after S&P Global Ratings ended its default rating for Southern African country, five years after it became the continent’s first pandemic-era sovereign defaulter.