Africa: G20 South Africa Poised to Catalyze Industrial, Creative, and Trade Transformation Across the African Continent

Africa: G20 South Africa Poised to Catalyze Industrial, Creative, and Trade Transformation Across the African Continent

As global attention increasingly shifts toward Africa’s demographic and economic rise, South Africa prepares to take center stage by hosting the G20 Leaders’ Summit on November 22-23, 2025. The event marks the culmination of South Africa’s historic G20 Presidency–an unprecedented milestone as the first and potentially only time an African nation will lead the influential…

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Africa: G20 South Africa Poised to Catalyze Industrial, Creative, and Trade Transformation Across the African Continent

Africa’s ‘Land-Linked’ Economies Poised to Drive Continent’s Prosperity

By leveraging their central location, expanding regional connectivity and embracing transformative technologies, Africa’s landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) are positioning themselves as vital contributors to the continent’s prosperity and sustainable development. “We stand at a pivotal moment, one that marks a profound shift from viewing these nations as isolated and constrained by geography to recognizing them…

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Agentic AI poised to disrupt banking

Agentic AI poised to disrupt banking

Sergio Barbosa, CEO of FutureBank. Sergio Barbosa, CEO of fintech firm FutureBank, says traditional, rule-based and rigid automated technology is giving way to agentic AI to enable intelligent, adaptive and customer-centric banking. Agentic AI represents the future of financial services, adds Barbosa. “Traditional automation relies on fixed rules, which limits adaptability and intelligence. Agentic AI,…

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