Gender parity on African financial industry Boards progressing – but are statutory minimums needed?

The proportion of women on financial industry Boards is improving according to the AFIS-Deloitte Barometer – but a major figure from Morocco’s banking sector believes only statutory intervention will lead

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Impact & sustainability

19 Feb 2026

Gender parity on African financial industry Boards progressing – but are statutory minimums needed?

The proportion of women on financial industry Boards is improving according to the AFIS-Deloitte Barometer – but a major figure

Commercial banking outlook

18 Feb 2026

Opinion: If African nations believe in financial sovereignty, they cannot park the bulk of foreign exchange reserves in London, New York and Paris

Africa says it wants financial sovereignty. Its reserves tell a different story. As much as 70% of foreign exchange reserves

Barometer

3 Feb 2026

5th edition of the African Financial Industry Barometer – Profitability and cybersecurity at the heart of priorities

Download the full Barometer now After several years of sustained expansion and accelerated digital transformation, the African financial industry has

Impact & sustainability

26 Nov 2025

The ‘AI Bank’ and the disrupter eyeing full Africa coverage by 2030 – Everything you need to know about the AFIS 2025 Awards winners

Revenue growth, pan-African expansion and advancing Africa’s sports and creative industries helped the 2025 AFIS Awards winners stand out to

Expanding insurance

24 Nov 2025

‘Understand and live’ with AI & Insurtech before pretending to regulate, CIMA chief urges Africa’s insurance authorities

Before setting rules, insurance regulators must live with AI tools long enough to understand their real-world behaviour, says the head

Global economic & stability challenges

20 Nov 2025

Where is Africa’s financial industry headed? – Six early AFIS-Deloitte Barometer insights

Initial findings from the upcoming African Financial Industry Barometer reveal where hundreds of Africa’s banking, fintech, and capital markets executives

Global economic & stability challenges

18 Nov 2025

‘A new chapter for a sovereign Africa’: Minister Nadia Fettah says the continent must transform its capital to power

External dependency is not a viable development strategy. Africa financial future lies in mobilising African savings, according to the high-level

Press release

6 Nov 2025

Press release : In Casablanca, AFIS 2025 concludes by charting the path toward an integrated African finance built on domestic capital

Casablanca, 5 November 2025 – The fifth edition of the Africa Financial Summit (AFIS) concluded yesterday evening in Casablanca, following

Press release

5 Nov 2025

Press release : AFIS 2025 – A summit to unlock Africa’s financial power and build a better future

Casablanca, 3 November 2025 – The fifth edition of the Africa Financial Summit (AFIS) opens today in Casablanca under the

Global economic & stability challenges

19 Aug 2025

“Africa can no longer rely solely on external sources of finance”: Olivier Noel reveals AFIS 2025 main theme

Six urgent priorities will shape Africa’s financial sovereignty – and they’re set to take centre stage at AFIS 2025 in