Fisheries: temporary closure of mangrove crab fishing In Madagascar, mangrove crab fishing is suspended nationwide from 16 October to 15 December 2026. The temporary closure is intended to support the ...

ESMA’s 8 October 2026 opinion gives three months to exit non‑MiCA stablecoins, putting USDT in the spotlight With ESMA’s 8 January 2027 deadline, EU‑licensed platforms must organise an orderly exit ...

On 15 October 2026, gasoline refining margins in northwest Europe rebounded by about $9 per barrel to reach $42.03 per barrel, after touching a monthly low earlier in the month, signalling renewed ...

US PPI at 6.3%: another test for the Fed after its September rate hike With producer prices up 6.3% year-on-year in September and a 1.3% monthly jump, US inflation dynamics are complicating the task ...

Germany’s postponed reform of the crypto holding period keeps the one‑year exemption in place for now, but the draft bill and its 31 December 2026 cut‑off raise strategic questions for African ...

On 5 October 2026, Kenya’s capital markets regulator approved the use of Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs) to allow local investors to participate in the stock market listing of Dangote’s Nigerian ...

Côte d'Ivoire: National Security Council toughens response to illegal gold mining after stark operational tally From 2021 to early 2026, more than 8,500 illegal gold mining sites were cleared in Côte ...

In 2026, only a handful of private equity funds are reopening their portfolios to African SMEs With TLG Capital’s $75 million first close for an SME credit fund and I&P’s IPAE 3 structured around the ...

Aliko Dangote sets out 20,000 MW private power plan to tackle Nigeria’s energy crisis By targeting up to 20,000 MW of private capacity, Dangote Group is positioning itself as a potential pivot of ...

H1 2026 data confirms a polarised African tech market: virtually all capital flows to fintech, logistics platforms and climate solutions, leaving limited oxygen for other verticals.

A drone damaged, on the night of 11 October 2026, the Yandex data centre in Russia’s Vladimir region, east of Moscow, forcing the Russian tech group to shut the facility down and launch emergency ...

By aiming for a fully licensed investment banking entity in Nigeria by end‑2026, JPMorgan is moving from a representative office to a domestic arranger of major naira and hard‑currency deals, in a ...