11/04/2013
In the first part of my retrospection of the collapse of the American investment bank, Lehman Brothers, in September 2008 and the ensuing financial crisis in the North-Atlantic countries, I focused on the crisis countries.
11/04/2013
The difficult operating environment in Nigeria's banking industry has reflected in the books of the banks, according to the nine months report on the financial returns of ten banks released for the third quarter of the year.
10/29/2013
The top spots for making friends, getting rich and raising kids
Thailand leads the way when it comes to quality of life and a good social scene, while Switzerland is top for making money and Germany for raising children
10/28/2013
The Bank of Ghana has inaugurated an association of Chartered bankers
The Bank of Ghana has inaugurated an association of Chartered bankers.
10/28/2013
Ghana emerged number one destination in ease of doing business among countries in the ECOWAS region
10/27/2013
Emerging market equities have been suffering from investors’ ‘sell-off’ mindset for several months.
10/27/2013
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
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
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
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
Industry veteran launches 'game-changing' 0.4%-a-year unit trusts
10/16/2013
European and Japanese Equities Retain Positive Sentiment
10/16/2013
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
"Strategically important offshore jurisdiction for both India and Africa.”
10/13/2013
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
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
Standard Bank says these are critical for Africa's development and it’s keen to fund these long-term, developmental initiatives.
10/12/2013
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.