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

Kenya, Zambia deepen shift to yuan as Africa trims dollar exposure

Kenya and Zambia are increasingly accepting and using China’s yuan (renminbi) for…

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Ethiopia joins push for Pan-African currency printing with $140bn state firm

Ethiopian Investment Holdings (EIH), the country’s state-owned investment arm, plans to develop…

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Angola cuts rate to two-year low as inflation cools

Angola’s central bank cut its benchmark interest rate by 100 basis points…

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Africa’s biggest gold producer to double royalties, end stability deals

Ghana is set to scrap long-term mining investment stability agreements and sharply…

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Nigeria, South Africa, two others exit EU–FATF high-risk list

Nigeria, South Africa, Burkina Faso and Mozambique have been removed from the…

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Africa’s $849m trade with Iran at risk as Trump threatens 25% tariff hike

The US has warned that any country maintaining trade relations with Iran…

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17 African countries remain in limbo as US extends AGOA to 2028

Seventeen African countries, including Ethiopia, Uganda and Zimbabwe, remain in trade limbo…

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Standard Chartered accelerates Africa pullback with Botswana sale

Standard Chartered Plc is exploring the sale of its entire stake in…

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