09/17/2014

Second Home Hotspots for the World's Multi-Millionaires

New York's multimillionaire second home buyers are primarily from the rest of the United States, but a large number, too, hail from the UK, Europe as well as the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China).

09/16/2014

Thompson Reuters, CNBC Africa announce strategic partnership

Thomson Reuters, which provides intelligent information for businesses and professionals, has partnered with CNBC Africa to provide the broadcaster's various platforms across Africa with the latest financial data and analytical tools.

09/15/2014

Bancassurance rising in Sub Saharan Africa

Banks in ten SSA countries – namely Angola, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia – are generally well-positioned to grow as an insurance distribution channel from the rapid incr

09/07/2014

Blue about the banks

You can bank on banks, is the message we’ve been getting since the recent downgrading of the big four banks

09/05/2014

UBA named ‘best transaction bank’ in Africa

The Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of UBA, Phillips Oduoza, welcomed the announcement, noting that the endorsement validates the concerted efforts to ensure the bank’s customers across the continent

08/28/2014

Bank Fraud Cases in Africa

There were 503 cases of financial fraud in the 1st half of the year 2012 reported across the African continent.

08/26/2014

South Africa’s Subprime Crisis

The regulations they’d put in place left the banking system largely unaffected and insulated local investors from much of the subprime fallout.

08/22/2014

The High Transfer Service Cost To Africa

Latest World Bank figures show that remittances from foreign workers are expected to be $436bn this year, more than three times what poor countries receive in overseas aid