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class=\"uc-select-filter__name\">2023<\/span>\n                        <\/option>  \n                                <option value=\"123\" class=\"uc-select-filter__option  \"  data-id=\"123\" data-type=\"term\" data-slug=\"2024\" data-taxonomy=\"post_tag\" data-title=\"2024\" data-key=\"term|post_tag|2024\"  >\n              <span  class=\"uc-select-filter__name\">2024<\/span>\n                        <\/option>  \n                                <option value=\"122\" class=\"uc-select-filter__option  \"  data-id=\"122\" data-type=\"term\" data-slug=\"2025\" data-taxonomy=\"post_tag\" data-title=\"2025\" data-key=\"term|post_tag|2025\"  >\n              <span  class=\"uc-select-filter__name\">2025<\/span>\n                        <\/option>  \n                                <option value=\"153\" class=\"uc-select-filter__option  \"  data-id=\"153\" data-type=\"term\" data-slug=\"afis2025\" data-taxonomy=\"post_tag\" data-title=\"AFIS2025\" data-key=\"term|post_tag|afis2025\"  >\n     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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-544d2157 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"544d2157\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-faea7bc elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"faea7bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span>Commercial banking outlook<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a9027b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a9027b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">18 Feb 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-544d2157 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"544d2157\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-faea7bc elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"faea7bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span>Impact &amp; sustainability<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a9027b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a9027b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">26 Nov 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category-global-economic-stability-challenges tag-afis2025 tag-ai tag-barometer tag-data-protection tag-deloitte tag-gender-parity tag-talent-shortage\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32d404b1 e-con-full crop e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"32d404b1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cb71df elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4cb71df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.afis.africa\/en\/where-is-africas-financial-industry-headed-six-early-afis-deloitte-barometer-insights\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" 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data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cb71df elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4cb71df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.afis.africa\/en\/a-new-chapter-for-a-sovereign-africa-minister-nadia-fettah-says-the-continent-must-transform-its-capital-to-power\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afis.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/OPINION-AFRICAN-BANKING-NEEDS-AN-ADAPTED-CONTINENT--1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-378878\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afis.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/OPINION-AFRICAN-BANKING-NEEDS-AN-ADAPTED-CONTINENT--1024x576.jpg 1024w, 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data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span>Global economic &amp; stability challenges<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a9027b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a9027b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">18 Nov 2025<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d262b28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5d262b28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a 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