Managers of Wealth Africa

Global Banking & Finance Awards® 2018

Global Banking & Finance Review® announces the list of winners for its annual awards program 2018

Ecobank and Terre des Hommes launch Safe Savings Project to empower children in the street to escape poverty

Through the Safe Savings (SaVa) Project a number children in the street will be given a new, secure means to collect and bank their hard-earned income

Swiss billionaire shows interest in Zim

Mr Manikai said the billionaire brought with him four other business colleagues to meet the forum.

How Deep Does the Rabbit Hole of South Africa Corruption Go?

Televised testimony on corruption transfixes a nation

Fewer Billionaires, Poorer Billionaires On African Continent In 2019

The average net worth for each list member this year has climbed to $3.4 billion from $3.3 billion in early 2018.

Poor Customer Experience Costs Financial Institutions $10 Billion Per Year

Fenergo Report Finds One in Three Financial Institutions Have Lost Customers Due to Inefficient or Slow Onboarding Processes

Africa’s GDP to rise in next two years — IMF

These have significantly impacted growth for oil-producers Angola and Nigeria.

Corruption rising in Burundi, survey says

"Laws often go unenforced and institutions are poorly resourced with little ability to handle corruption complaints.

Absa's Ramos sees confidence returning to SA economy

Ramaphosa is seeking to lure $100bn (R1.2 trn) of investments by 2023 to revive an economy struggling to create jobs for the 27% of the workforce that’s unemployed.

Zimbabwe to allow dollar trading

Zimbabwe scrapped its own currency a decade ago to end hyperinflation and adopted a basket of units instead, with the dollar being the most widely used.

SAPO CEO touts using pension funds to help soes stay afloat

Barnes says this capital will save the country from mistakes and fill holes.

Are these the solutions to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals?

Dive into the critical factors needed to accelerate progress towards tackling the Sustainable Development Goals.

Looking to investing in pension schemes? LIC Jeevan Shanti vs National Pension Scheme (NPS) - Find out which is better

A host of pension schemes option are available for Indian citizens, each one differentiating from each other.

Transparency International faults Nigeria’s anti-corruption fight, says country still among most corrupt countries in the world

Nigeria moved four places up the ladder – from 148 out of 180 countries in the 2017 to 144 out of 180 countries in 2018.

Kenya's central bank holds rate at 9%, inflation anchored, growth strong

The survey also revealed increased optimism of stronger growth this year than in 2018

Absa's Ramos Sees Confidence Returning to South African Economy

President Ramaphosa has open door for input from businesses

Explainer: Sarb – ownership, mandate and independence

The South African Reserve Bank is one of only eight central banks in the world with private shareholders.

Deficit cuts banks capacity to fund state

Kenya is grouped together with Angola, Ghana and Bahrain in terms of countries where government will have serious challenges raising more cash from banks because the deficits are already quite large amid slow growth in deposits relative to the size of the

Moroccan Banks, Launchpad for Investments in Africa- Stratfor

Moroccan banks have branches in 20 African countries, mostly in West Africa but some banks such as BMCE and Attijariwafa bank have opened branches in non-French speaking countries.

South Africa inflation slows to mid-point of central bank target

Reserve Bank says this would allow for flexibility in dealing with price shocks.

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