05/24/2019
Ghana: Banking Reforms Yields Results - President
The industry recorded growth in terms of total assets, total deposits, and net loans and advances at the end of the first quarter of this year.
05/24/2019
South Africa's central bank holds rate unchanged at 6.75%
SARB lowered its forecast for GDP this year to 1.0 percent from the March forecast of 1.3 percent but left its 2020 and 2021 forecasts for growth unchanged at 1.8 percent and 2.0 percent, respectively.
05/23/2019
The President congratulated CalBank for being an indigenous bank that has embraced best practices over the last 30 years to become one of the best-performing companies in Ghana.
05/23/2019
The last time KCB, whose CEO is Joshua Oigara, lagged behind Equity, led by James Mwangi, in full-year bottom-line was in 2014.
05/21/2019
"Kenya is unusual in the region in having a market-determined exchange rate and no restrictions on the availability of foreign exchange.
05/21/2019
In industries such as mining, Schüssler expected a continuing drop in employment figures for the next two years– partly due to automation, but mainly due to the fact that commodities markets had changed and Eskom was not performing well at all.
05/20/2019
What is the real state of the Kenyan economy?
05/17/2019
He described President Magufuli as a bold reformer, and a focused and determined man.
05/17/2019
Fresh off his election victory, Cyril Ramaphosa must put country before party
05/17/2019
The president will announce his new cabinet on 26 or 27 May, and the new ministers will be sworn on the 28th.
05/17/2019
The South African Post Office says its regulatory hurdles to launch a full banking service are now past
05/14/2019
With sporadic outbreaks of violence, those questions have been rehashed over and over again; can this formula work?
05/13/2019
Nigeria is a blessed country with a lot of billionaires but only a few of these rich men are genuinely concerned about the welfare and living structure of other Nigerians.
05/13/2019
The bank has more than 150 years of history in South Africa, tracing its formation back to 1862
05/13/2019
The finalists, selected by an expert judging panel of bankers and business leaders, will be announced at the African Banker Awards ceremony which will take place on the evening of the 11th June.
05/12/2019
The researchers found that during a period of market turmoil, such as the 2008-2009 crisis, 1 in 2 individual investors underperform by 1.1% per year.
05/12/2019
An analysis of performance of the banks in the year ended December 31, 2018, showed that the financial institutions recorded appreciable growth in earnings, net profit, assets size and dividend payout to their shareholders.
05/08/2019
Sim Tshabalala, group CEO of Standard Bank, explains how Africa’s biggest bank is expanding throughout the continent and boosting trade and investment with China.
05/08/2019
While the Financial Sector Conduct Authority has cleared Nepi Rockcastle, it is also still to rule on Fortress and Lighthouse Capital over scandal
05/07/2019
It is no longer West Africa focused, but the focus is now on sub-Saharan Africa