Featured Stories PIDG and the Blended Finance Playbook. De‑Risking Infrastructure for Commercial Lenders PIDG’s first‑loss capital and guarantee structures show how a relatively small pool of catalytic money can unlock billions in private investment for African infrastructure; the same architecture is available to Black US finance professionals working through CDFI and community funds in cities at home By Noah Carmichael • 12 min read
The Pulse Statistics South Africa Reports Q2 Unemployment Rate Rose To 33.6 Percent As 345,000 More Joined Jobless Ranks Statistics South Africa reports Q2 unemployment rose to 33.6 percent from 32.7 percent, with 345,000 more jobless and community services, mining hit hardest. The Black Executive Journal — Daily Edition By BEB Editors • 13 min read
Yesterday's Architects Mary Ellen Pleasant: Capitalist by Profession, Architect of Freedom and Fortune How a 19th‑century Black woman used kitchens, boardinghouses, and covert investments to finance abolition, build a California business empire, and wage a private civil‑rights war. By BEB Editors • 19 min read
The Pulse Ghana Statistical Service Reports July Inflation Fell To 4.6 Percent Ending Three-Month Rise Ghana Statistical Service reports July inflation of 4.6 percent, down from 5.3 percent in June, the first decline since March as food and non-food prices ease. The Black Executive Journal — Daily Edition By BEB Editors • 12 min read
Reports African Diaspora Trade Report — Q3 2026 The Black Executive Journal quarterly intelligence briefing on capital, cargo, and commerce moving between Africa and the global Black diaspora. By BEB Editors • 17 min read
The Week Ahead BLS Publishes July CPI Wednesday As UK ONS Releases Q2 GDP And Stats SA Reports Quarterly Labor Force Survey BLS releases July CPI on August 12, UK ONS publishes Q2 GDP on August 13, and Statistics South Africa reports its Q2 Labour Force Survey on August 11. The Black Executive: Weekly Market Watch By BEB Editors • 17 min read
Featured Series The Business of Ideas Has a Balance Sheet, and We're Not On It A handful of institutions turn donor capital into government policy for a living. Black business capital funds almost none of them, on any continent. (Part 1 of 6) By Noah Carmichael • 3 min read
The Pulse US Nonfarm Payrolls Fell 23,000 In July As BLS Revised May And June Down By 103,000 US nonfarm payrolls fell 23,000 in July versus 80,000 expected as BLS revised May and June down a combined 103,000 and unemployment ticked to 4.1 percent. The Black Executive Journal — Daily Edition By BEB Editors • 13 min read
The Pulse Kenya Director Of Public Prosecutions Approves Charges Against Three Bank CEOs In 363 Million Shilling Fraud Case Kenya ODPP approved 120 charges against three commercial-bank CEOs for failing to report suspicious transactions linked to a 363 million shilling fraud scheme. The Black Executive Journal — Daily Edition By BEB Editors • 12 min read
The Pulse Inter-American Development Bank Expands Latin America And Caribbean Security Financing To 4 Billion Dollars IDB expanded its LAC security financing target to 4 billion dollars from 2.5 billion, with 1.42 billion in the 2026 pipeline across eight member countries. The Black Executive Journal — Daily Edition By BEB Editors • 10 min read
Featured Stories Africa's Sovereign Wealth Funds Now Manage $400 Billion. The Co-Investment Opportunity Is Open. Black Operators Are Not in the Room. African SWFs manage $400 billion and are actively seeking private co-investors. Gulf capital is already at the table. Here is how Black operators get in. By Noah Carmichael • 10 min read
The Pulse Bureau Of Economic Analysis Reports US Trade Deficit Narrowed To 73.3 Billion Dollars In June The US trade deficit narrowed to 73.3 billion dollars in June, down 5.6 percent from May, as imports declined 1.8 percent versus exports down 0.9 percent. The Black Executive Journal — Daily Edition By BEB Editors • 12 min read
