Managers of Wealth Africa

Dearth of tech leadership killing companies

Has disruptive technology swept these organisations off their rails?

Navigating the african private equity lifecycle

For first time funds, the fee is typically higher at 2.5 percent, and it applies to the whole committed capital.

Dangote is Africa’s richest for seventh year – Forbes

Dangote was recently the only African selected among Bloomberg’s world 50 best persons in the year 2017.

Robo-advisor platform revenues to surge: report

The report further indicates that the increase of more interested parties will urge total assets under management by robo-advisors upwards to $4.1 trillion in 2022, from an estimated $330 billion in 2017.

World Bank Predicts African Economy To Grow By 3.2% In 2018

The World Bank forecasts Africa’s average economic growth to rise to 3.2 percent in 2018 and to 3.5% in 2019

Kenya’s new tax on betting highest in region, says PwC

Developed nations of Germany (five per cent), Las Vegas (6.5) and Canada (20) have significantly lower rates than the Kenyan one which became effective from January 1.

Investing in Africa’s next stage of growth

There was a time when relatively few foreign investors recognized Africa’s potential.

Experts criticise ‘highest tax rate in Africa’, call for urgent review

The actual figures contrast sharply with what has been widely reported recently in local media

Eritrea Closes Hundreds of Businesses for Bypassing Banks

Most of the affected businesses operate in the hospitality sector, according to the announcement, and they will remain closed for up to eight months, depending on the severity of the violations.

Govt policies inspire confidence

Zimbabwe now offers immense investment opportunities following the departure of its former president Robert Mugabe who had ruled Zimbabwe for 37 years, a leading American business journal has said

Sukuk: An alternative economic model in Nigeria

The growth in Sukuk’s popularity can be traced back to the global financial crisis in 2008.

Can Africa Stand On Its Own Two Feet? Part 2

David Emeka Ogbogu goes deeper into Pan Africanist sentiment and Africa’s investment dependency and whether the two can co-exist

South Africa's private-sector activity slows to 20-month low in December

Contractions in output were linked to a lack of client demand and challenging market conditions, it said.

Africa heads in different directions – politically and economically

The African Union’s laudable objective of a ‘peaceful, prosperous and integrated’ continent likely to remain a distant dream

South Africa picks up the baton of BRICS Chairmanship

Efforts to promote economic development and growth, increase trade volumes and attract investment to the industrial sector of South Africa’s economy

Nigerian Stock Market Among World’s Top 5 Performers In 2017 – CNN Report

Analysts have said the ingenuity of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in the management of the foreign exchange market helped notch Nigeria’s stock market to be amongst the five top best performing exchange for 2017.

What Investors Need to Know About Zimbabwe After Mugabe

Now the country is at a crossroads.

Robert Mugabe's lavish retirement package includes first-class flights, a five-bedroom house and 23 staff

His wife and children must be provided with suitable state accommodation after Mr Mugabe dies.

AfDB targets to raise $8bn

AfDB is rated as a highly credit worthy institution by major rating agencies

Banks in distress as rate cap puts break on sector’ profit growth

As the clock ticks towards the release of full year earnings, banks will also have to think about implementation of a new accounting standard that is set to increase the level of provisioning for non-performing loans.

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