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West Africa To Become Africa’s Fastest Growing Region

The African Development Bank says West Africa will be the fastest-growing region in Africa between 2013 and 2014, with 6.7 per cent and 7.4 per cent economic growth rate.

The Young African Millionaire Lighting Up Tanzania

Ngowi got his first taste of business at 15

Fitch: SA banks stable

Fitch Ratings has affirmed Absa Bank Limited FirstRand Bank Limited Investec Bank Limited Nedbank Limited and The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited and their respective rated holding companies.

The volatility opportunity

Van der Merwe says because markets has been so volatile in recent times, it is important to look at the longer term and try to take emotions out of the investment equation.

Cyber security must rise up the Boardroom agenda, says KPMG

Cyber security is central to long-term economic growth

World Bank Mobilized Record Support for Africa’s Economic Growth and Development Prospects in FY 13

The World Bank Group committed a record US$14.7 billion in fiscal year 2013 (July 2012 to June 2013) to support economic growth and better development prospects in Africa despite uncertain economic conditions in the rest of the global economy.

Uganda: Invest Here, British Investors Told

President Yoweri Museveni has said Uganda is a great investment destination in various sectors particularly that of Agro processing

Assets under management in ME and S Africa jump 13%

After four years of stalled growth, the $62 trillion global asset-management industry has finally entered a recovery stage

The most boring investment advice ever

Why really good investment gurus keep repeating themselves.

Kenya Seeks UBA’s Support To Create International Financial Centre

Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has called on United Bank of Africa (UBA) Plc to play a pivotal role in seeing to the actualisation of the country’s plan to make Nairobi an international financial centre.

Regional Communities to Discuss Infrastructure Financing in Africa

The aim of the roundtable is to rationalize approaches and foster synergies so as to optimize the impact of the various initiatives within a collective and coordinated framework

Survey Finds Investors Still Confident In Global Growth Despite China Doubts - BofA Merrill Lynch

Allocations to Equity Rise, Bonds Increasingly Undesired

Experts want Central Bank of Kenya to raise deposit loss compensation

Mr Ringera said the move would instill more confidence in the banking industry and enable banks mobilise more deposits.

A slow 2013, but emerging economies to pick up from 2014

One positive trend it noted is the flow of investments between developing economies.

Uganda favourite destination for foreign investors: UN Report

The report says that financial and banking institutions led the regional investment drive, with Kenya Commercial Bank

Have tax havens had their day in the sun?

Daniel Ben-Ami examines the moral offensive against tax avoidance and the part played by offshore centres.

SA's banking industry: the risks

S&P rates the industry on par with those of Brazil, Mexico and Israel.

Zenith, First Bank, GTB, 10 other Nigerian banks make World’s Top 1000

Zenith Bank, First Bank of Nigeria Plc, Guaranty Trust Bank Plc, Access Bank Plc, are among the 13 Nigerian banks that made the list of this year’s Top 1000 World Banks Ranking

Moody's changes outlook on African Bank's ratings to negative from stable

Moody's Investors Service has changed to negative from stable the outlook on African Bank Limited's Baa3 long-term global scale senior debt and deposit ratings

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