What’s holding back Southern Africa’s remittance market?

Banking, Economy, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Financial Inclusion, Standard

Farai Mudzingwa

10/01/25

Remittances play a significant role in shaping not only the movement of money across Africa but also the operation of entire economies. As of 2023, personal remittance receipts in Lesotho were as much as 23.67% of the country’s GDP – one example illustrating how important cross-border remittance activity can be […]

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Farai Mudzingwa

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Farai Mudzingwa is a mixed-media journalist with 6 years experience. His written work tends to focus on tech, arts and business in Africa. He also publishes video/audio interviews profiling Zimbabwean creatives for Untold ZW.