Economy
France: household confidence falls to 80, weakest since 2013
INSEE’s indicator dropped five points from September as households turned more pessimistic about their finances and making major purchases.
Babatunde Adeyemi
bifinances: West African business news
South Africa: three green-jobs skills zones planned from 29 October
The first zone is due to launch in Mpumalanga, followed by two others in the Northern and Eastern Cape. The initiative is backed by a previously awarded $1 million AfDB grant.
Jobs and training · Analysis
In Morocco, barriers to paid work exceed female unemployment
Finance · Explainer
WAEMU: SMEs paid more for credit than large companies in 2025
Economy · Explainer
Sub-Saharan Africa: World Bank forecasts 4.3% growth in 2026
Markets · Explainer
UEMOA: cocoa down 21.1% year on year as imported food prices rise
News
Nigeria: Honeywell launches refinery AI, estimates over $60m in potential annual gross gains
Honeywell's Forge Plant Cognition platform is being launched at Dangote's Lekki refinery. Its projected benefits are preliminary, gross estimates based on full-capacity operations.
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259,82
up : +1.35 %
Composite
534,74
up : +1.06 %
Prestige
199,94
up : +1.70 %
| Sonatel | 4 700 | up : +7.18 % |
| Bank of Africa Mali | 5 800 | up : +5.45 % |
| Palm Côte d'Ivoire | 7 500 | up : +4.17 % |
| NSIA Banque Côte d'Ivoire | 19 150 | down : −7.49 % |
| Unilever Côte d'Ivoire | 45 200 | down : −6.53 % |
| CFAO Motors Côte d'Ivoire | 1 350 | down : −5.92 % |
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BRVM closes 1.06% higher as Sonatel shares gain 7.18%
The Senegalese stock closes its first post-split session at CFA4,700, with total turnover on the regional exchange reaching CFA2.47 billion.
- Afrique : compétences et services publics d’emploi
- Afrique de l’Est, plateformes logistiques et corridors ferroviaires
- Afrique du Sud, ouverture du système de paiement aux acteurs non bancaires
- Afrique du Sud, production minière et ventes de minerais
- Afrique du Sud, projet de centre financier synthétique
- Currency converter1 dollar = 586.4 CFA francs on 27 October; 1 euro = 655.957 (fixed parity)
- Loan5 million CFA francs over 3 years at 9%: 158,999 CFA francs a month
- Savings500,000 CFA francs, then 50,000 a month for 10 years at 5%: 8,587,619 CFA francs
- Purchasing power100,000 CFA francs of 2015 are worth 112,617 CFA francs of 2025 in Benin
- Stock returnBought at 10,000, sold at 11,500, 600 dividend: +19.2% after fees