5-trillion traded: Binance redefines global finance in just eight years

$125-trillion traded: Binance redefines global finance in just eight years

Binance, the global blockchain ecosystem behind the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume and user base, is celebrating eight years of growth. This milestone reflects the collective impact of a global community that continues to advance crypto towards the mainstream and chart the future of digital finance. Starting as a crypto-to-crypto exchange in 2017,…

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African Women Leaders Call for Reformed Global Finance Through Inclusive Economic Justice

African Women Leaders Call for Reformed Global Finance Through Inclusive Economic Justice

Seville, Spain — On the margins of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4), the African Women Leaders Network (AWLN) convened a powerful High-Level Side Event titled: “Bridging the Global Financing Gap: African Women’s Leadership for Economic Justice and Effective Implementation of Agenda 2063 and Agenda 2030.”   The event took place at…

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Africa: G20 Finance Chiefs Approach Consensus in South Africa Despite U.S. Tariff Tensions

Africa: It’s Time to Finance Our Future and ‘Change Course’, Guterres Tells World Leaders in Sevilla

“We’re here in Sevilla to change course,” the UN chief told world leaders on Monday, calling on them to grasp a once-in-a-decade opportunity to close a $4 trillion financing gap facing developing countries to meet sustainable development goals – and build a better world for all. António Guterres issued his clarion call noting that sustainable…

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Africa: G20 Finance Chiefs Approach Consensus in South Africa Despite U.S. Tariff Tensions

Africa’s Trade Finance Gap Tops U.S.$420b

Abuja, Nigeria — Africa’s persistent trade finance gap–now estimated at over $420 billion–poses a critical threat to the continent’s industrial ambitions, job creation, and sustainable economic transformation. But the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) is proposing a comprehensive solution to close this gap and build a more sovereign, resilient, and inclusive African financial ecosystem. The Bank’s…

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