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ALL RIGHTS RESERVED]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><atom:link href="https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/ASvh4ZS5ZYw/adelaide-changole.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[FirstRand to Exit UK as Car-Loan Charges Hit £750 Million]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-07/firstrand-raises-provisions-for-uk-car-loan-misselling-saga</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-07/firstrand-raises-provisions-for-uk-car-loan-misselling-saga</guid><category><![CDATA[personal-finance]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Adelaide Changole]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 13:39:20 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iIqYc_9VhFTU/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iIqYc_9VhFTU/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>A sign outside the offices of FirstRand Ltd. bank in the Sandton business district of Johannesburg, South Africa, on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. FNB is the retail and commercial bank division of FirstRand Bank.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstRand Names Lytania Johnson FNB CEO in Leadership Shakeup]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-30/firstrand-names-lytania-johnson-fnb-ceo-in-leadership-shakeup</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-30/firstrand-names-lytania-johnson-fnb-ceo-in-leadership-shakeup</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Adelaide Changole]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 13:40:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[FNB CEO Says Iran War May Derail South Africa’s Fragile Recovery]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-24/fnb-ceo-says-iran-war-may-derail-south-africa-s-fragile-recovery</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-24/fnb-ceo-says-iran-war-may-derail-south-africa-s-fragile-recovery</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Adelaide Changole]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 13:36:55 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i7VejDG8suTw/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i7VejDG8suTw/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>A customer enters a First National Bank branch in Johannesburg.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Africa’s Momentum Eyes Discovery’s Medical-Insurance Crown]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-19/south-africa-s-momentum-eyes-discovery-s-medical-insurance-crown</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-19/south-africa-s-momentum-eyes-discovery-s-medical-insurance-crown</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Adelaide Changole]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 10:35:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Africa’s Biggest Banks Target Kenya as Regional Expansion Hub]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-19/top-africa-banks-vie-for-spot-in-continent-s-fastest-growing-region</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-19/top-africa-banks-vie-for-spot-in-continent-s-fastest-growing-region</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Adelaide Changole]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 05:20:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Africa Finance Cop Warns Delistings Risk Market Depth]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-18/south-africa-finance-watchdog-warns-delistings-risk-market-depth</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-18/south-africa-finance-watchdog-warns-delistings-risk-market-depth</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Adelaide Changole]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 10:43:39 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iwGZv.3ybfFI/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iwGZv.3ybfFI/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Unathi Kamlana Financial Sector Conduct Authority</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Old Mutual Steps Up Reset Plan as It Names Jardine Chairman]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-17/old-mutual-sustains-profit-surge-on-south-africa-malawi-gains</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-17/old-mutual-sustains-profit-surge-on-south-africa-malawi-gains</guid><category><![CDATA[personal-finance]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Adelaide Changole]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 05:43:32 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top Africa Insurer Sanlam Flags ‘Massive’ Risks From Iran War]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-12/top-africa-insurer-sanlam-flags-massive-risks-from-iran-war</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-12/top-africa-insurer-sanlam-flags-massive-risks-from-iran-war</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Adelaide Changole]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 12:51:56 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ibbs8lCe6ebY/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ibbs8lCe6ebY/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Paul Hanratty, chief executive officer of Sanlam Ltd., during an interview in Cape Town, South Africa, on Friday, Jan. 12, 2024. Africa&apos;s biggest insurer has the potential to triple the proportion of profit it derives from India within a decade, Hanratty said.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Standard Bank Says ‘South Africa Is Back’ as Reforms Pay Off]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-12/standard-bank-profit-rises-to-record-on-fee-growth-client-gains</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-12/standard-bank-profit-rises-to-record-on-fee-growth-client-gains</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Adelaide Changole]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 06:08:38 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Absa Eyes Africa Nations With Critical Minerals to Expand Income]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-10/absa-profit-climbs-to-fresh-record-as-africa-businesses-expand</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-10/absa-profit-climbs-to-fresh-record-as-africa-businesses-expand</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Adelaide Changole]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 05:50:34 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstRand Eyes Ghana, Nigeria Growth as Lender Seeks Scale]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-05/firstrand-interim-profit-rises-to-record-as-loans-fees-climb</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-05/firstrand-interim-profit-rises-to-record-as-loans-fees-climb</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Adelaide Changole]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 06:48:50 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Discovery First-Half Profit Jumps to Record, Raises Dividend]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-03/discovery-first-half-profit-jumps-to-record-raises-dividend</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-03/discovery-first-half-profit-jumps-to-record-raises-dividend</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Adelaide Changole]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 06:16:13 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[NCBA Sees Nedbank Tie Extending Reach for Wealthy East Africans]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-26/ncba-sees-nedbank-tie-extending-reach-for-wealthy-east-africans</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-26/ncba-sees-nedbank-tie-extending-reach-for-wealthy-east-africans</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Adelaide Changole]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 10:16:58 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ir0lxcycjkUY/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ir0lxcycjkUY/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Signage for NCBA Group Ltd. on an office building in Nairobi, Kenya, on Wednesday, July 5, 2023. Kenya’s inflation rate should be back within the central bank’s target bank of 2.5% to 7.5% by September at the latest, Governor Kamau Thugge says in his first briefing after a monetary policy committee meeting.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Africa Debt Risk Perceptions ‘Overblown,’ Zambian Official Says]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-25/africa-debt-risk-perceptions-overblown-zambian-official-says</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-25/africa-debt-risk-perceptions-overblown-zambian-official-says</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Adelaide Changole]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[AfDB Mulls Tool to Unlock Up to $4 Trillion for African Projects]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-24/afdb-mulls-tool-to-unlock-up-to-4-trillion-for-african-projects</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-24/afdb-mulls-tool-to-unlock-up-to-4-trillion-for-african-projects</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Adelaide Changole]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 09:02:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Africa Banks Raise $322 Million in Debut Rescue-Debt Issue]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-20/south-africa-banks-raise-322-million-in-debut-rescue-debt-issue</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-20/south-africa-banks-raise-322-million-in-debut-rescue-debt-issue</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Adelaide Changole]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 12:25:42 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ifKFG25rOHq8/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ifKFG25rOHq8/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>The financial district in Cape Town, South Africa, on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025. The World Bank approved a $925 million loan for South Africa to support a six-year program costing three times that amount, as the country seeks to revive its major cities.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Car Wars Drive South Africa’s Top Auto Dealer to Add New Brands]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-19/car-wars-drive-south-africa-s-top-moter-dealer-to-add-new-brands</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-19/car-wars-drive-south-africa-s-top-moter-dealer-to-add-new-brands</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Adelaide Changole]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 04:15:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kenya Cuts Gasoline Pump Prices by 2.3% From Feb. 15]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-14/kenya-cuts-gasoline-pump-prices-by-2-3-from-feb-15</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-14/kenya-cuts-gasoline-pump-prices-by-2-3-from-feb-15</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Adelaide Changole]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2026 12:53:06 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iyOWm6qQrvs8/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iyOWm6qQrvs8/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>An attendant takes payment from a customer after refueling at a Shell Plc gas station in Nairobi, Kenya, on Tuesday, July 25, 2023. The leader of Kenya’s main opposition coalition Raila Odinga said he’s ready to hold talks with the government even as he vowed to continue with demonstrations to demand tax cuts and an audit of last year’s elections that brought President William Ruto to power.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Africa’s Economy in Best Shape in Decade, Standard Bank Says]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-10/s-africa-s-economy-in-best-shape-in-decade-standard-bank-says</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-10/s-africa-s-economy-in-best-shape-in-decade-standard-bank-says</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Adelaide Changole]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 13:56:04 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iwXciOIoiTa0/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iwXciOIoiTa0/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Shoppers load the boot of a car with groceries at a market in Cape Town. Photographer: Dwayne Senior/Bloomberg</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investec-Backed Revego Lands $62 Million for South Africa Energy]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-26/investec-backed-revego-lands-62-million-for-south-africa-energy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-26/investec-backed-revego-lands-62-million-for-south-africa-energy</guid><category><![CDATA[science-energy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Adelaide Changole]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>