08/02/2019
Goldman Sachs Bets On South Africa's Strong Economic Growth
Specifically, Goldman sees that South Africa’s equity and debt markets are deep, liquid, and key drivers of the continent’s long-term growth potential.
Comment, Analysis & Research
08/02/2019
Is South Africa the Biggest Fintech Destination in Africa?
Most of these projects focus on the online payment processes as well as the provision of banking services to the demographics that need it most.
08/01/2019
Barclays Ghana poised to become lead financial enabler to drive SME growth in Ghana
“As your financial enabler, Barclays wants to be the lead partner for SME growth in Ghana as we become Absa by providing the right financial and operational support.
08/01/2019
South Africa’s unexpectedly positive GDP success
All this means that the first nine months of 2018 saw a growth of 0.8% year-on-year, a number that also beat the full year forecast of 0.6% estimated by the South African Reserve Bank as well as the Treasury’s prediction of 0.7%.
08/01/2019
Standard Chartered Bank unpacks Botswana’s journey towards an Upper-Middle Income Economy
Greater investment and faster productivity growth will be needed to improve potential output, which has stagnated.
08/01/2019
Deloitte given conflicting information on African Bank’s finances
Jordaan and Crowther are currently facing a disciplinary hearing
08/01/2019
The case for impact investing
Prescription is about accessing money for badly run enterprises that demonstrate malfeasance, corruption, fraud and inefficiency and that cannot access money from the private sector as a result.”
07/31/2019
Africa must boost industrial capacity to benefit from free-trade zone: AfDB
"Africa has to have its own industrial capacity ... it's not just about moving raw materials, it's about value added products," Adesina told Reuters on the sidelines of an conference in Nigeria's capital city of Abuja.
07/31/2019
Did ‘no poor person’ lose money in VBS bank’s collapse?
It’s easier to say whether each retail depositor got up to R100,000 of their money back.
07/31/2019
Ghana’s banking sector clean up cost GH¢21 billion
This is equivalent to GH¢21 billion using the Bank of Ghana’s dollar transaction rate for commercial banks
07/31/2019
Intelligent Automation Is the Next Step to Working Like Tomorrow, Today
Enterprises that embrace the future of work harness automation to drive operational benefits, like time and cost savings and increased capacity.
07/31/2019
Rising Africa's Debt Worrying - World Bank
He indicated that about 18 African countries were classified as highly debt risk
07/31/2019
The impact of wealth on South African families: Managing next gen expectations
Partner in the South African Family Office division, Layve Rabinowitz says that while there is no typical ultra-high net worth family, the South African Next Gen have a decision to make in how they embrace or deny their wealth in a South African context.
07/31/2019
The future of fintech
They want to innovate, they want to be digital and go beyond bricks and mortar on the ground
07/31/2019
In South African townships, 'unseen' businesses catch a big bank's eye
But in many communities, cash is still king
07/31/2019
China debt issue overblown, says Afrexim chief
Kenya’s public debt as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) has increased to above 55 percent from 42 percent when President Uhuru Kenyatta took office in 2013.
07/30/2019
Africa and the Middle East: keys to prosperity
The African Development Bank referred to the continent’s population growth over the next three decades as a “ticking time bomb.”
07/30/2019
South African corruption fighter seen amplifying ANC battles
Political analysts warn that the powers of Mkhwebane’s office, which played an important role in keeping Zuma in check, can just as easily be used to settle political scores.
07/30/2019
Obsolete laws may be contributing to South Africa's offshoring problem
Various conditions exist that contribute to this scenario, ranging from an inefficient and constrained business environment to high taxes.
07/30/2019
To financially emigrate or not: The foreign earnings exemption
By financially emigrating, a person is strongly demonstrating the intent to have a primary residence outside of SA and not to be ordinarily resident in SA