Despite economic challenges worldwide, some countries have continued to maintain their strong financial position in terms of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita. The countries that dominate this ...

South Africa’s population grows at about 1.5% annually (Stats SA, 2023), meaning per capita GDP – the slice of the economic pie per person – barely budges. Unemployment, hovering above 32% ...

The broader crypto retreat has upended the narrative of digital assets as inflation hedges or safe havens. In February, just 3 per cent of fund managers surveyed by Bank of America favored Bitcoin in ...

STEADY_PAYWALL___ As Dr Jakkie Cilliers, Africa analyst and chair of the Institute for Strategic Studies, pointed out in a BizNews interview this week, it is going to be enormously challenging to make ...

As India barrels toward higher GDP per capita and rising wages, how sustainable is the ultra-fast delivery model that’s come to define urban convenience? With 10-minute grocery drops becoming ...

“Diversity” was the buzzword at the Human Genome Organisation (HUGO) summit last month in Durban, South Africa. Genomic research depends on it – yet Africa remains one of the most under ...

African scientists say the world is missing vital medical insights by ignoring the continent’s vast genetic diversity. Less than 2 percent of human genome sequencing worldwide comes from African ...

The debts of South Africa’s states and local government are not counted as part of the country’s national debt. The country’s debt has been rising as a proportion of the nation’s GDP for some years.

2022 dragging GDP back below the Q4: 2019 pre-pandemic level of R1 148 billion. The story of recovery is more complicated when we consider the industries. Adopting the same methodology used in a ...

Mobile money has surpassed two billion registered accounts, with over half a billion active monthly users across the globe in the 25 years since its launch.Leading this market growth is Sub-Saharan ...

The West African Regional Director of CUTS, Appiah Kusi Adomako, has described the 10% tariff imposed by US President Donald Trump on Ghana as an opportunity for the country to deepen intra-African ...