AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoTelecom-to-Banking Push: MTN is weighing banking licences in markets where Mobile Money is already scaled, aiming to take deposits and build lending over time, while keeping bank partnerships as it moves cautiously. Remittances & Fintech Focus: Moniepoint shut down its UK remittance product MonieWorld after 14 months, redirecting resources to Africa as it faces intense UK–Nigeria competition. Credit Ratings for Africa: The Africa Credit Rating Agency (AfCRA) is set for launch in Mauritius on October 7, created to counter perceived bias from global agencies and to support African capital markets. Energy Finance Gap: Ghana’s trade and finance officials and Dr Cassiel Ato Forson stressed that public budgets can’t fund Africa’s energy needs alone, calling for blended finance, guarantees, local-currency funding and deeper capital markets. Health Workforce Deal: Africa’s health ministers endorsed the Africa Health Workforce Agenda 2026–2035, targeting 3 million more health workers by 2035. Ghana–MTN Xenophobia Aid: Ghana declined MTN Ghana’s proposed GHS20m donation for xenophobia victims, saying evacuation and reintegration funding is already in place and costs will be published. Cyber Risk Alert: Check Point’s Q2 2026 ransomware report flags a surge in active ransomware groups and more data-exfiltration/extortion tactics, warning African firms to tighten defenses.
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