10/27/2015
Tanzania's Wealth Per Capita Has Increased
The $480 figure is a 92% increase from 2000, when wealth per capita was at $250.
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10/27/2015
IMF Revises Down Sub-Saharan Africa 2015 Growth
Region’s growth cut from 4.5% to 3.75% as low commodity prices persist
10/27/2015
Saving wealth owners from themselves is critical fiduciary duty
IT MAY be argued that one of the important functions managers of private wealth provide is that we can help save our clients from themselves.
10/26/2015
Local firms look to grow beyond Africa
There has been an uptick in the number of South African companies making acquisitions in the developed world.
10/24/2015
Cash? No thank you, we prefer houses and land, these African countries say
We told you about Africa’s private wealth— here’s what we left out.
10/22/2015
Shh! Credit Agricole Kept Its Sudan Business Quiet
The key compliance challenge of the modern investment bank is to convince employees that their electronic communications are being monitored.
10/22/2015
SA To Respond To 2nd Round Effects Of Any Us Fed Hike
An analyst says the inflation outlook faces 'sizable risk' because of the weakening of the rand.
10/22/2015
Deutsche Bank: Africa is becoming a much safer place — and that's good news for miners
For anyone whose business or investments are closely related to mininFor anyone whose business or investments are closely related to mining and commodities, the "top" was a long time ago. g and commodities, the "top" was a long time ag
10/21/2015
Global wealth report shows average Kenyan is worth Sh191,000
The report contains findings on global wealth across the entire spectrum from the very base of the wealth pyramid, capturing 3.4 billion adults.
10/21/2015
Foreigners remain large owners of SA banks
Domestic shareholders held roughly 24% of the SA banking sector
10/20/2015
Global Assets Under Management to Swell To $102 Trillion in 2020: PwC
In 2020, investors' expectations will include a robust and efficient tax infrastructure.
10/20/2015
Business confidence tanks in South Africa
The data is compiled from the responses of 100 South African business executives asked how optimistic they are about the economy’s outlook for the coming 12 months.
10/19/2015
Emirates NBD Research release MENA Quarterly
Economic developments in the GCC continue to be driven largely by the sustained decline in oil prices over the last year, and the impact this is having on the region’s budgets and banking sector liquidity, according to Emirates NBD Research's M
10/19/2015
Sanlam’s Laubscher: Where will growth come from?
This state of affairs is partly ascribed to a weak global growth outlook, and partly to domestic constraints.
10/18/2015
Sub-Saharan Africa in U.S.$23.4 Billion Worth of M&A Deals
Equity capital markets underwriting fees declined 16% to $88.8m, and accounted for 29% of the overall Sub-Saharan African investment banking fee pool.
10/16/2015
Morocco Urges US Businesses to Believe in African Potential
In the past ten years, Morocco has gained traction with investors around the world
10/16/2015
Africa’s poor has grown by 100-million since 1990, says World Bank
A surge in population meant the proportion of Africans in poverty had actually fallen since 1990, but the actual numbers were up.
10/15/2015
Morocco Urges US Businesses to Believe in African Potential at Second US-Morocco Trade and Investment Forum in Atlanta
He emphasized that "Morocco is betting on industrialization," and "has been taking numerous structural measures and putting in place various sectorial strategies to improve its business environment.
10/14/2015
Credit Suisse cuts world wealth outlook
Private wealth will expand at a weaker pace through 2020 than previously forecast because the global economy isn’t advancing as quickly as expected, according to Credit Suisse Group AG.
10/14/2015
Ethiopia: Sub-Saharan Africa Grows to $12B a Year
Investments from international private equity has grown five-fold since 2008