09/12/2013
Banks set to transform African growth
Africa is the market that the entire world is presently targeting for tangible growth opportunities.
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09/10/2013
Hedge Fund vs. Family Office
The SEC, having feasted upon the flesh of Swiss bankers, stood upright, wiped its blood-stained mouth on the back of its hand, cleared its throat, spat, pulled up its collar against the bitter north wind, and chuckling softly under its breath, slipped uns
09/10/2013
Bank Deposits in Nigeria, Others to Hit $1.1tn by 2020
The Joint Chief Executive Officer, Standard Bank Group, Mr. Ben Kruger,has said despite the challenges facing the banking sector in Africa.
09/10/2013
Olumide Oyetan on Africa’s potential Stanbic IBTC Video
World Finance interviews Olumide Oyetan, CEO of Stanbic IBTC Asset Management, on growth in Africa
09/09/2013
UAE and South Africa bankers strengthen ties
Cass Business School’s Dubai Centre, part of City University London, this week hosted the annual meeting of high profile South African banking executives at the Dubai International Finance Centre
09/09/2013
African banks lose out to US rivals on cross-border flows
The dollar remains the major trade currency in Africa, but a shift to other currencies such as the Chinese renminbi and Brazilian real is likely as regional groups and central banks push for more local currency transaction settlements.
09/09/2013
Nigeria closes gap on South Africa’s investment lead
While South Africa remains the most attractive corporate investment destination in Africa.
09/08/2013
‘Africa emerging toast of foreign investors’
Africa is fast becoming an attractive place to do business – even more so as the vast informal trade sector on the continent means that measured growth over the past decade is likely to have been understated.
09/05/2013
'Mr. BRIC' to emerging markets: Stop "bitching and moaning"
O'Neill, a former chairman at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, rose to fame after proclaiming in 2001 that Brazil, Russia, India and China were emerging investment magnets that would drive global markets for a decade.
09/05/2013
Retirement - Spending remains a temptation
The Old Mutual retirement monitor for 2013 is a useful dipstick to see how well the public is prepared for retirement.
09/04/2013
Cyril urges banks to help SMEs
The NDP is a policy framework aimed at reducing the high unemployment rate and addressing poverty in SA.
09/04/2013
G20 Talks Taxes: Why Africa Stands To Gain The Most From Global Tax Regulation Reform
Only the world’s richest countries will be represented at the G20 summit this week in St. Petersburg, Russia, but the gathering could still have profound implications for some of the poorest nations on earth.
08/26/2013
Global Finance ranks National Bank of Abu Dhabi 35th in the world
National Bank of Abu Dhabi has been named the safest bank in the Middle East by Global Finance, a leading finance publication, which ranked the Abu Dhabi-based lender 35th safest in the world.
08/26/2013
Elumelu, Others Call For African Investment In BRICS Countries
A new crop of African entrepreneurs are emerging who have ambitions beyond the continent.
08/23/2013
How Linah Kelebogile Mohohlo Is Building A Better Botswana
Situated in sub-Saharan Africa, Botswana sits landlocked with Namibia to its north and west, a 1,850-kilometre border with South Africa due south and Zimbabwe to the east.
08/21/2013
Google, Facebook challenge global banks
The competitors of tomorrow will not be large scale banks, they will concentrate on the single aspects of retail bankin
08/18/2013
Kenya works to become regional financial hub
Kenya is already a growing gateway for foreign investment into east Africa and now aims to become an international banking and financial hub.
08/14/2013
Bullish on digital: McKinsey Global Survey results
CEOs and other senior executives are increasingly engaged as their companies step up efforts to build digital enterprises.
08/13/2013
Nigeria Conductive To Investment, Africa’s Youngest Billionaire Affirms
Africa’s youngest billionaire, Ashish Thakkar, said in Abuja that Nigeria remained a land of opportunities for investors despite negative stories about it.
08/12/2013
The changing face of the West African sub-region II
It also was responsible for the inability of West African states to create a regional bank