Strong trade winds are blowing throughout Sub Saharan Africa. Pushing companies forward are rising oil and commodity prices, but throwing the continent’s businesses off course is a deterioration of trust after a spate of defaults and the end of cheap credit globally. 

A new economic plan for Sub-Saharan Africa’s largest economy may hinge on whether the government is willing to bite the bullet on currency liberalisation.

The banking system in Cyprus was plunged into chaos at the beginning of the decade, but heavy restructuring and aggressively tackling non-performing loans is helping lead the country’s lenders out of the wilderness.

Slowing growth has undermined Sub-Saharan Africa’s attractiveness for banks and investors, but Mauritian banks are picking up a bigger share of a smaller business 

EMEA holds nerve in decade of shocks

Moves and hires at EBRD, Bolero and more.

Banks are likely set to escalate their already huge IT investments in the area.

With a new Central Bank governor in place, capital markets analysts and investors are eagerly watching to see which route the bank will take.

IFC’s Tomasz Telma sets out his vision for building a model sustainable growth for a region that is still seen as an unexploited emerging market.

Coverage of this year's winners and interviews with the teams.

Economic woes test banks' balance sheets and strategies

Never-ending battle to combat fraud and money laundering continues