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SA Deputy Finance Minister warns that accounting constraints are driving inappropriate lending

South Africa’s (SA) Deputy Finance Minister David Masondo has warned that persistent constraints within government accounting practices are contributing to inappropriate lending patterns among financial institutions, including major banks.

Rwanda’s economy remains resilient but urges fiscal discipline: IMF

Rwanda’s economy has remained resilient despite a series of global and domestic shocks, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said.

SA risks falling behind as financial skills shortage widens: Experts

Fresh concerns have been raised about South Africa’s (SA) widening financial skills gap

‘Algeria opening up major investment opportunities across Africa’

Algeria is opening up major investment opportunities, particularly in infrastructure, mining, and energy

Rand strengthens on narrower current account deficit

Rand strengthened in early trade on Friday

Amazon pays Italy $209 million to end tax, labour probe: Sources

An Italian unit of e-commerce giant Amazon has paid compensation and scrapped a monitoring system for delivery staff, ending a probe into alleged tax fraud and illegal labour practices, sources with knowledge of the matter said on Friday