10/25/2019
Stopping Global Warming Will Cost $50 Trillion: Morgan Stanley Report
Carbon capture and storage, which Morgan Stanley says is the only viable option for reducing emissions from coal-fired plants
Comment, Analysis & Research
10/24/2019
How Offshore Employment Affects your Taxes: A Guide
Before making the big leap across the sea, there are a few tax implications of which you should be aware.
10/24/2019
Nigeria jumps 15 places on World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business ranking
Nigeria is now ranked 131 globally on the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business ranking, moving up by 15 places from its 2019 spot.
10/23/2019
Global wealth expands to $360trn, led by US and China
Researchers also found that China had more members in the top global 10% than the United States for the first time.
10/23/2019
African nations are building deeper and more transparent financial markets, OMFIF research says
The third iteration of the Absa Africa Financial Markets Index showed that 13 of 20 countries evaluated across the continent now score more than 50 out of 100 overall, compared to just three out of 20 in 2017.
10/22/2019
Ghana dropped 6 places in 2019 Financial Market Index, according to Absa
A 2019 Financial Market Index ranking conducted by the Absa Group has shown that Ghana dropped six places to 13 out of 20 countries assessed.
10/22/2019
Climate fund for African countries inadequate — AfDB
African countries will need about $3 trillion by 2030 to implement national climate actions in agreement with commitments they made under the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.
10/21/2019
Reforms could propel EA to middle income economy in shortest period
These reforms include managing debt, containing borrowing, putting borrowed money into proper use, investments in infrastructure, liberalisation of policies to attract investments and measures to ease doing business.
10/17/2019
Overhaul looms for SA’s auditors
Here in SA we’ve had enough auditing disasters to know something is wrong. The case of VBS Mutual Bank, where KPMG’s lead banking partner was implicated in the corruption, is probably the worst of the lot
10/17/2019
African Export-Import Bank plans to float on London Stock Exchange
The London Stock Exchange has seen a meagre 26 IPOs this year, trailing behind attractive markets in Hong Kong and New York
10/17/2019
Offshore investing … let’s get practical
How does an investor go about taking money out of South Africa, and what are the investment options available?
10/17/2019
Government hints at plans for pension funds and prescribed assets to help boost South Africa’s economy
The ANC has also previously floated the idea of using pensions to help fund embattled state-owned enterprises.
10/17/2019
Women In Leadership Event - Conversation with Dr Mary Okelo
The financial services sector in Africa remains predominantly male-dominated, both from an investor and investee perspective.
10/17/2019
South Africa: Why Discovery Needs to Become Boring
For Discovery, of all companies, to be in this position is remarkable.
10/16/2019
Kenya: More Job Losses Expected in the Banking Sector in Favour of Technology
Out of the total technology investment, Kshs 18.5 Bn and Kshs 19.6 Bn was contributed by Tier One banks in 2017 and 2018 showing a growth of 6 per cent.
10/15/2019
Africa’s fintech landscape – getting past the valuation hurdle
It is a known fact that fintechs with little or no revenue face dim prospects to raise finance successfully.
10/14/2019
Three Kenyan Banks That Have Been Keen On Investing On SMEs
The truth is, it is not easy for a Kenyan SME to get funding from Kenyan commercial banks.
10/14/2019
Top 75 Family Business Leaders 2019: Emerging Markets
Over the past 75 issues, CampdenFB has had the pleasure of featuring literally hundreds of fascinating family businesses that we have scoured the globe to uncover.
10/14/2019
Banks step up private lending as T-bonds fall
The Government has over the last few months issued long-term debt, mainly 15-year bonds as part of its bid to lengthen the maturity profile of public debt and thus make it more manageable.
10/14/2019
Treasury reveals talks on Sh422bn foreign loan deals
The Treasury used the debt deals to convince MPs on the need to change the law and increase the cap for State borrowing to Sh9 trillion, offering it a leeway to jerk up the mounting public debt.