05/08/2015
'Businesses in emerging markets must digitise or die'
Research by SAP partner Ernst & Young suggests that five percent of the revenue of any company today is lost as a result of fraud
Comment, Analysis & Research
05/08/2015
Super-premium beer market to grow 30% this year and 35% in 2016
According to Standard Bank Group, the market could make up as much as 18m litres by 2017 to give it a 2.1% share of the total premium and lite market - from just 0.3% in 2011.
05/07/2015
More regional money flowing into inward M&As, says EY
Inbound deal value increases five-fold; family businesses are shifting their interest away from emerging market entries
05/07/2015
UK contributes $9.3 million to IMF statistics in Africa and the Middle East
The International Monetary Fund and the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development have launched a new project
05/07/2015
Kenya's KCB group says sees more growth from diversified services
Kenya Commercial Bank Group expects growth in services like insurance, Islamic banking and mobile money transfer services to further boost its income, after posting a 12 percent rise in first quarter pretax profit
05/07/2015
African Banker Awards Nominees Announced
Nominees for the 2015 African Banker Awards have been announced
05/07/2015
The biggest companies in South Africa
Only four SA companies made it into the top 500
05/07/2015
Why South African companies prefer to invest in Nigeria
South African based company Pepkor Ltd, owners of PEP stores in Nigeria have also been bought by Steinhoff International Holdings
05/07/2015
FNB comes tops in online banking survey
First National Bank has regained its position as the top Internet banking service in South Africa, according to the latest survey by digital marketing research agency Columinate. By Sunil Gopal.
05/06/2015
Mauritius: Island of opportunity
Despite slower economic growth in recent years, Mauritius remains one of the best business environments in Africa
05/06/2015
Mozambique: Fastest-Growing African Country For Millionaires
Mozambique is expected to be the fastest growing African market for individuals with a net worth of $1 million or more
05/05/2015
Foreign direct investment in Tunisia rises in first quarter
Foreign direct investment in Tunisia rose 24 percent in the first quarter of 2015
05/05/2015
US Expects Nigeria’s GDP to hit $1trn in 2030
The United States Department of Agriculture, has forecast that Nigeria’s economy will grow at an annual rate of up to 7.92 per cent in the next 15 years.
05/05/2015
PAVLO'S PERSPECTIVE: Investing in Africa with grace and commitment
An African bull would argue that the slump will redirect investment into a more inclusive economy.
05/05/2015
T. Rowe's Bell: A billion reasons to be bullish on Africa
A key theme in Africa is the emergence of a ‘consumer class’
05/05/2015
Global Real Estate Investors Expect to Increase Acquisitions in 2015 - REASEARCH
Responses were obtained from more than 700 real estate investors in the Americas, EMEA and Asia Pacific
05/05/2015
Nigeria: South African Groups to Double Nigeria Investments
The clothing and footwear chain plans to sustain that growth rate over the next three years
05/05/2015
Africa Should Promote More Intra-Regional Trade: Kganyago
Kganyago however said several regions have enacted a number of initiatives to making transacting easier
05/03/2015
UAE ranked as the region's leading feeder market to the Seychelles
New figures released today place the UAE as the main feeder market from the GCC, representing 75% of total travelers from the region
05/03/2015
SA’s image takes another blow
South Africa was last week dropped from the list of top 25 countries worldwide that feature in global management consulting firm AT Kearney’s 2015 foreign direct investment confidence index after coming in at 13 in 2014.