Ethiopia is scheduled to open its brand new stock market in January as part of the country's recent efforts to open up its economy and position itself as an investment destination. The long-touted stock exchange will help lure foreign investment to the Horn of Africa nation. Ethiopia is the only one of Africa’s five biggest economies not to have a stock market. Other key events in Africa in 2025 include elections in Ivory Coast and Tanzania, and the Group of 20 summit in South Africa. Bloomberg's Samuel Etienne reports.
BRICS bloc eyeing expansion in Africa, another challenge to the US-led international order and Putin’s return to the world stage.
Africa's critical minerals offer a $1.6 trillion opportunity, and governments want to cash in. Bloomberg's Samuel Etienne explores the steps African nations are taking to take better advantage of their mineral riches.
Rightmove, the online property portal, has reported that London has had the smallest annual gain in house prices for any UK region, an increase of just 0.8%, compared to a 10% in East Anglia and 11% in the south west of England.
Londoners with large cash deposits who no longer need to frequently commute are a driving force behind the trend. They're leaving the capital for more space and a cheaper cost of living the surrounding regions.
Hybrid classrooms and one on one video calls with tutors are providing London’s dyslexic students with essential support this lockdown – but is this enough?
