Realising the full potential of AfCFTA begins with collective action and fighting corruption

For banks and financial institutions, the pressure is mounting. Customers operating across borders expect payments to be fast, predictable, transparent, and frictionless—and they’re turning to fintechs when traditional providers fall short. Legacy technology and fragmented infrastructure make it increasingly difficult to meet these expectations. Add manual processes, rising costs, and growing compliance demands, and the…

Gold prices in India continued their upward march on Saturday, August 8, 2026, with domestic rates climbing further as the precious metal extended its strong weekly rally. The price of 24 Karat gold rose by Rs 109 per gram to Rs 15,235, while 22 Karat gold gained Rs 100 to Rs 13,965 per gram. With…

EUROPEAN SESSION In the European session, we have the final PMIs for the major Eurozone economies and the UK, as well as the Eurozone Flash CPI report. The final PMIs and other low-tier indicators won’t be market-moving, as the data won’t change anything for the respective central banks. The Eurozone CPI Y/Y is expected at…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Subtraction has a ceiling: once you’ve automated the obvious, you’re left with a cheaper business, not a more valuable one. Agents scale your execution and your blind spots equally — the more they do, the more your judgment has to be worth. Let me be…

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has issued a guidance note specifying that crypto exchanges and other intermediaries will have to report all transactions on their platforms to the Income Tax department. The objective of the guidance note on crypto asset reporting obligations is to bridge the information gap that existed because…

Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The Internal Revenue Service’s lack of a clear antifraud strategy is costing the federal government upwards of $116 billion a year, according to a recent congressional watchdog report. In a report issued Sept. 25, the U.S. Government…