AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoDigital Finance Oversight: In Malabo, the Central African Banking Commission (COBAC) reviewed how customer funds move through payment providers and aggregators, signaling tighter scrutiny of safeguarding and transaction routing in the region’s fast-growing digital payments market. Construction & Equipment Distribution: Hitachi Construction Machinery Europe is reshaping its dealer network across Northwest and Central West Africa, appointing Machinery Distribution in Africa (MDA) as authorised dealer for Equatorial Guinea and other markets, while Movicortes expands coverage and Hitachi plans direct support for mining customers in Morocco and Mauritania. Oilfield Services JV: Mermaid Maritime set up a Nigeria-focused subsea services joint venture with Marine Platforms Limited, aiming to work directly with TotalEnergies Nigeria and meet local content and contracting requirements; the firm also notes prior JV activity including in Equatorial Guinea. Regional Trade & Industry Challenge: A new analysis argues CEMAC’s weak intra-African trade stems from low productive capacity, limited movement of people and goods, and inadequate logistics corridors, with manufacturing contributing only 10.3% to regional GDP. Energy Dealmaking Platform: African Energy Week 2026 is set for 12–16 October in Cape Town, positioning the event as a commercial marketplace for governments, NOCs, financiers and service providers to turn energy projects into signed deals.
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