12/30/2016
Nigeria: Reserves Rise By U.S.$860 Million, Hit U.S.$25.4 Billion
Forex reserves are money or other assets held by a central bank or other monetary authority, which can be used to pay for a country's liabilities.
Comment, Analysis & Research
12/29/2016
On The Ground In Africa
Africa is part of the set of emerging frontier economies with huge growth potential
12/29/2016
Could SA’s built-in legislative accountability save it from a downgrade?
Within politically stable markets, investors are looking for cheaper valuations and an ability to pace a rally in commodity prices.
12/29/2016
Germany's focus on Africa for 2017
Nonetheless Africa still has a firm place on the German political agenda.
12/28/2016
Interview: Russia’s business and investment opportunities in Africa
The implementation of projects can be possible with the introduction of public-private partnerships
12/28/2016
Tax structures hinder Nigeria REIT growth
Edu says of the property companies listed, UACN Property Development Company and the UPDC REIT have the most diversified investment portfolio which include hospitality, office, residential, retail and hospitality assets.
12/28/2016
Africa Is Working Towards Gold Mandela By 2063
Some experts think that it’s “impossible”
12/28/2016
Can New Financial Technology Help South African Banks Manage Rising Bad Debt?
The agency picked FirstRand as the best placed among the country’s four largest banks to weather the upcoming economic slowdown and resultant increase in bad debts.
12/27/2016
Nigeria: 2016 - Difficult Year for Nigeria's Capital Market
As it was the case in 2015, investors returned to another locust era with many of them seeking for a haven in the fixed income securities.
12/27/2016
Is the worst of Africa’s downturn really over?
The AfDB forecasts continental growth of 3.5% this year, rising to 3.7% in 2017 and 4.2% in 2018.
12/26/2016
Citi sees business growth coming from GCC reforms and Africa opportunities
The structural reforms that include strengthening of public finances, diversification of economies, building of industrial bases and greater private sector participation across GCC comes with huge demand for funding.
12/26/2016
Islamic Banking Products and Challenges in Nigeria
In January 2012, the Central Bank of Nigeria granted Jaiz Bank an approval in principle to operate as a regional interest-free bank in northern Nigeria.
12/26/2016
Zimbabwe runs out of its new money
Bank queues began last April when Zimbabweans discovered US dollar cash was running out. The government slapped import bans on many products, mostly from South Africa, and commercial banks started limiting the amount its account holders could withdraw per
12/26/2016
The growth of Islamic financing in Africa's infrastructure
Funding Africa’s huge development needs has long represented a big challenge.
12/23/2016
Why Nigeria Cannot Shun Islamic Financing Market
Nigeria is working on a debut sovereign sukuk but has yet to determine the size of a potential deal.
12/23/2016
Asset Allocation Trends of Sovereign Wealth Funds, Focus on Private Market Capabilities
SWFs cited a wide range of factors that led to success in private markets
12/23/2016
Tunisia: Islamic banking products post annual increase of 23% (BCT)
In addition, the total assets of the Islamic banks, with a workforce of 1,213 people and a network of 107 branches, amounted to 4,038 MTD in 2015.
12/23/2016
A review of 2016
The year 2016 will go into history books as a challenging year as well as a year that witnessed landmark developments across the breadth and width of the Zimbabwean economy
12/22/2016
South Africa Bank Stocks Beating Rivals May Find 2017 Harder
The South African banks index’s price to earnings ratio is 11.7, less than half that of the country’s FTSE/JSE All Share Index at 28.7.
12/22/2016
Pension funds should consider governance issues
ESG is a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen investments