Managers of Wealth Africa

Fed Govt insensitive to our plight, say retirees

They appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to prioritise pension payment.

African startups to pitch for funding at Seedstars global final in April

Those companies will now pitch at the Seedstars Summit, where up to US$1 million of equity investment will be awarded to winners

Ask a lawyer: How can Nigeria finance innovation?

Earlier in 2016, Andela closed a $24 million in a Series B round which included Facebook and Google Ventures.

Cape Town SA’s most popular city among ‘ultra-rich’ property buyers – global survey

The ideal city property must satisfy a range of practical, emotional, and financial considerations.

Uganda gets ready for Islamic Banking summit

Against this dynamic backdrop, Ethico Live! in collaboration with ABL Dunamis will host the Second annual edition of the Sub‐Saharan Africa Islamic Finance Convention

Africa’s Biggest Bank Chasing Nigerian Deals After Oil Slump

Nigeria is in the grips of a year-long recession as the country struggles to cope with oil prices

Three Senior Bankers from Europe, Asia and Africa Discuss the Disruptive Influence of Fintech on the Banking Industry

Right now it’s fashion to talk about fintech, and I’m sure that many of these companies will also be here in 10 or 20 years from now.

Abraaj still interested in Barclays Africa

The move is intended to be to a level which will permit deconsolidation from an accounting and regulatory perspective.

Boycott Absa, says ANCYL

The ANCYL in eThekwini said on Wednesday it was already talking to young people to urge them not to bank with Absa, and those who are already clients to close their accounts.

What does it mean for technology to be innately African?

No one has ever doubted that Africa has a thriving entrepreneurial spirit.

20 years inside the mind of the CEO... What’s next?

What’s on the mind of 1,379 CEOs around the world?

Morocco: Hands across the Sahara

The most important area of Moroccan investment at present is the banking sector.

Sierra Leone News: Ecobank changing the face of banking in Salone – Lucretia Aina-Moore

She said their internet banking platform for both their individual customers (Retail Internet Banking) and corporate customers (Ecobank Omni) is unrivalled in this market.

Exclusive: Nigeria's efforts to secure international loans hit deadlock - sources

The African Development Bank (AfDB), meanwhile, is holding back the second tranche of a $1 billion loan for Nigeria

Banks link slow growth in loans uptake to 2015 interest turmoil

The decline in growth of loans to businesses for enterprise development started before the rate cap law was enforced on September 14 last year.

Ten curious things about the Absa-Bankorp-Sarb lifeboat

The leaked Public Protector’s report into the matter.

Oxfam’s ‘rich list’ includes some of the most generous men on earth on earth

This wealth concentration is up from last year, Oxfam says, when the charity’s researchers said that the top 62 billionaires were worth the same as poorest half the world.

African female entrepreneurs fighting their way to the top

The extent of the presence of female entrepreneurs is, however, not spread equally across all African countries.

How deep is China’s love for Africa?

It addresses key myths that have overshadowed international trade and foreign policy between the two regions for close to two decades.

The Africa Rising Narrative Should Fall

The continent chooses should be a reflection of actual facts on the ground not window-dressing to make everyone feel safe.

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