Bunmi Bailey

Bunmi holds a degree in Economics from the University of Lagos and has over eight years of experience in content writing and journalism. Her career spans roles as a financial and business journalist at BusinessDay Media and TechCabal, and as Head of Research at SBM Intelligence, an Africa-focused market intelligence and strategic consulting firm. She also served as Editor at Finance in Africa, a subsidiary of Businessfront and is currently Assistant Editor, Finance (Africa), at BusinessDay.
70 Articles

Uganda retains PMI crown despite business activity’s falling to 10-month low

Uganda remained Africa’s top-ranked economy on the Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for…

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South Africa’s pension strength secures top spot in Africa’s institutional asset league

....holdings hit $268 billion as domestic capital base expands South Africa continues…

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Africa Finance in Brief: Afreximbank boost, shrinking aid, uneven growth redraw Africa’s finance landscape

South Africa’s accession to Afreximbank signals a deeper push toward intra-African financing…

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Sustainability push lifts African insurers’ climate-linked assets to $52bn

African insurers have reached a major sustainability milestone, with $52 billion in…

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Restaurant, fast-food visits fall 28% as Nigerian households shift to cooking

Despite easing inflation in Nigeria, eating out has emerged as one of…

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Africa Finance in Brief: Policy pauses, rating shifts, disinflation momentum, cross-border bank risk

African markets are sending mixed but increasingly stabilising macro signals: South Africa…

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Stronger reserves, disinflation drive Ghana’s rate to four-year low in January

Ghana’s central bank on Wednesday cut its benchmark policy rate by 250…

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Fitch withdraws Afreximbank’s ratings, cuts credit assessment to junk

Fitch Ratings has withdrawn its ratings on the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank)…

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