10/28/2013
Ghana tops West Africa in 2014 World Bank doing business index
Ghana emerged number one destination in ease of doing business among countries in the ECOWAS region
Comment, Analysis & Research
10/27/2013
Emerging markets - crisis or healthy correction? by Erdinç Benli, Swiss & Global Asset Management
Emerging market equities have been suffering from investors’ ‘sell-off’ mindset for several months.
10/27/2013
Dar to benefit from investment fund of AfDB
A statement issued by the bank on Saturday said the monies will allow the Fund to provide access to finance and capacity building to an underserved market of outward-looking small and medium enterprises and mid-market African firms
10/23/2013
Does it Matter Whether You Eat Your Own Dog Food? by Phil Banas
An ugly and somewhat unsavoury expression of obscure origins, in the software business, “eating your own dog food” means using software you have developed yourself.
10/23/2013
5 Banks Control 78% Of Angola’s Banking Industry Asset Base
A report by one of the world’s biggest four auditors KPMG, has revealed that five Angolan banks including the country’s apex bank – Central Bank of Angola – account for an estimated 78 percent of the total asset of the local bankin
10/20/2013
The world is in 'gigantic asset bubble': Faber
Marc Faber, The Gloom, Boom & Doom Report, shares his views on how inflation has impacted global wealth.
10/19/2013
Old Mutual is King of the Castle
Old Mutual has been ranked No1 Top Performing Large Company in the 2013 Best Company to Work For survey.
10/19/2013
Magda Wierzycka – chief executive officer, Sygnia Asset Management
Industry veteran launches 'game-changing' 0.4%-a-year unit trusts
10/16/2013
Investors Concerned That Global Economic Recovery Could Falter - BofA Merrill Lynch
European and Japanese Equities Retain Positive Sentiment
10/16/2013
Why The Gulf Should Look More to Mediterranean and African Trade
The world’s largest central bank, the US Federal Reserve, has hinted it may start slowly easing off its US$85 billion monthly bond-buying plan,
10/14/2013
There's More to Mauritius - Conyers Dill & Pearman
"Strategically important offshore jurisdiction for both India and Africa.”
10/13/2013
Is Africa A Major Market For Luxury Goods?
Africa, the No.2 fastest growing economy only behind Asia-Pacific, has seen a rise in the fortunes of several of its citizens, nurturing a higher taste for the ‘finer things’.
10/13/2013
Ethiopia's Awash International Bank : Growth amid challenges - Shiferaw
Awash International Bank has big plans amid Ethiopia's persistent inflation, the unavailability of trained manpower in the market and a lack of dependable infrastructure.
10/13/2013
Investment is critical for Africa
Standard Bank says these are critical for Africa's development and it’s keen to fund these long-term, developmental initiatives.
10/12/2013
Asset Management confidence remains strong
Overall confidence rose marginally to strongest level since Q1 2010
10/11/2013
Diary Of An Under 40 Multimillionaire
I may not have had a conventional childhood but I believe that is why I am who I am today.
10/10/2013
Advisors Obsessed With Asset Allocation Are The Real Dinosaurs Of Wealth Management
Stock and fixed-income ETFs have made this relatively easy.
10/10/2013
World Bank Group : Better Quality Investments needed in the Middle East and North Africa Region to Boost Shared Growth
Long period of political instability has affected both the quality and quantity of investments, skewing them towards activities that create the least job
10/10/2013
The Myth Of US Government Shutdown: An African Perspective
800 000 civil servant jobs lost to temporary furlough.
10/09/2013
WB gives S Asia a ‘wake-up call’ to reform for growth
Growth in South Asia will dip in 2013-14 and countries must revitalise structural reforms to ensure their region returns to the ranks of the world’s fastest-growing economies and cuts poverty