The US Genius Act brings issuers under US regulatory oversight. It guarantees that US dollar-denominated stablecoins will be ...

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The South African rand strengthened significantly against the US Dollar in 2005, reaching its highest level in over three ...

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(Bloomberg) -- Senegal’s main opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, will seek a reform of the regional CFA currency if his coalition wins elections later this month. Creating a new currency, outside the ...

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NAIROBI (Reuters) - A pan-African payments infrastructure provider designed to facilitate trade on the continent is piloting an African currency market platform to boost commerce across borders in the ...

Citigroup Inc. sees an increased risk of currency devaluations in Africa this year after a relatively stable 2025, as low oil ...

Ghana wants to ditch its currency, the Cedi, in favour of adopting the Eco. Eight other countries in the region — Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, Cote d’Ivoire, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo — ...