Africa: Ruto Urges Africa to Mobilise Domestic Capital, Warns Foreign Funding Delays Infrastructure Projects: [Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has urged African countries to mobilise domestic capital to finance infrastructure development, warning that continued reliance on foreign funding is slowing down progress and undermining the continent's long-term development agenda. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TSCQ6C #Africa #InfrastructureDevelopment #DomesticCapital #Investment #EconomicGrowth

Africa: British International Investment Targets £9bn New Capital for Africa Economic Growth: [Leadership] British International Investment (BII), has launched its new five-year strategy, with the aim to drive £9 billion of new capital into Africa to support economic growth. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TSBTpB #Africa #EconomicGrowth #BritishInvestment #InvestmentStrategy #SustainableDevelopment

Africa: Africa's Non-Bank Capital Pools Cross $2 Trillion Mark: [New Times] Africa's domestic capital base has reached a scale that now exceeds external financing flows over the past decade, marking a turning point in how the continent funds its growth and industrialisation, according to the Africa Finance Corporation's (AFC) State of Africa's Infrastructure Report 2026. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TSB99R #Africa #CapitalMarkets #EconomicGrowth #Investment #Infrastructure

South Korea's Q1 GDP surged 1.7% quarter-on-quarter and 3.6% year-on-year, far exceeding market forecasts of 0.93% and 2.7% respectively, driven by robust semiconductor exports and recovering consumption amid improved income and asset conditions, marking the strongest quarterly growth since Q3 2020.
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Bank of Korea highlights private consumption as key growth pillar while semiconductor-centered export strength continues to fuel economic expansion
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Bank of Korea assesses Middle East geopolitical tensions will have limited impact on South Korea's economic growth through first quarter, signaling resilience
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South Korea's first-quarter GDP growth dramatically exceeded market expectations with 1.7% quarter-on-quarter expansion, nearly doubling consensus forecast of 0.9%
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Germany's Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy slashes 2026 GDP growth forecast to 0.5% from 1.0%, citing Middle East war's impact on energy prices and economic recovery, with inflation expected to reach 2.7% this year as geopolitical shocks continue to weigh on Europe's largest economy.
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Growth, urbanisation and fintech: How Africa's economy has evolved over the last 10 years http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TS7Tv3 #Africa #EconomicGrowth #Urbanisation #Fintech #DigitalTransformation