10/10/2022
Société Générale: Will new CEO Slawomir Krupa take SoGen out of Africa?
For some, a Thomas Buberl-like scenario cannot be ruled out.
Comment, Analysis & Research
10/06/2022
Bad loans shrink as banks ramp up recovery efforts
Auctioneers say asset seizures are up this year, but they are having problems disposing of the assets in a market witnessing a glut of repossessed vehicles, land, homes and office equipment.
10/06/2022
Best and worst digital banks in South Africa according to customers
Three-quarters (68%) of consumers claim to have been targeted by fraudsters – an 8% increase since 2021, the data shows.
10/06/2022
Africa’s VC industry logs record number of deals in first half of 2022
The first half of 2022 saw 445 VC deals (to 300 unique companies) take place in Africa’s venture ecosystem, in yet another record for the industry.
10/05/2022
Safaricom value dips below Sh1trn after US rate hikes
Safaricom, the country’s most profitable company, accounted for 82 percent of the NSE paper loss of Sh662 billion since the start of the year
10/04/2022
Africa is the recipient of collateral damage in the politics of climate change wrangling
Mother Nature does not measure where the emissions come from.
10/04/2022
Top 10 banks in Nigeria by highest profit after tax in H1 2022
This is according to an analysis by Nairalytics
10/03/2022
7 Moroccan banks in the top 20 in North Africa
The Alawi kingdom has the highest proportion of banks among the top banks in the entire North African region
09/30/2022
World Bank: developing countries facing currency depreciation crisis
The World Bank Group yesterday said developing countries are facing currency depreciation, and capital outflows challenges that could affect their future.
09/30/2022
New data shows wealthy South Africans under financial strain
The continued quarter-on-quarter decline in Q1 2022 indicates that consumers are becoming increasingly exposed to the rising cost of living, said Experian.
09/28/2022
There’re Too Many Small Players In Nigeria’s Insurance Industry – CEO, Sanlam Pan African, SPA Life
Recently there was a transaction with FirstBank, they sold their stake in the business, we had the right to buy and we bought it up.
09/27/2022
Salary delay for Tshwane metro staff resolved, says city as it blames bank
Employees were assured this had been resolved.
09/27/2022
Appetite for Islamic banking concepts ticks up in Africa
A mix of high-interest rates and poor banking facilities is seen as contributing to non-Muslims entering the market for interest-free Islamic banking services.
09/26/2022
How your insurance is likely to change in South Africa
KPMG pointed to research by Cox Automotive that found that, in general, the priority of car ownership is becoming less important.
09/26/2022
PenOp urges organisations to prioritise emotional intelligence
The association said in a statement that the ever-changing and constantly evolving work environment placed various levels of stress on individuals and organisations.
09/22/2022
Islamic banking in Africa to gain foothold over next decade despite regulatory challenges: Moody’s
Islamic banking assets constitute only 2% of global Shariah-compliant banking assets
09/22/2022
Ecobank: 5 reasons new CEO Jeremy Awori will be walking a tight rope
Nonetheless, having had stints in Standard Chartered and Absa, much more ring-fenced brands, Awori will now be walking a tightrope in Ecobank, for five classical reasons.
09/22/2022
Out of Africa - how Standard Bank has driven transformation around the Salesforce platform across 18 countries
The bank is using nearly all of the offerings in the Salesforce portfolio, with a couple of exceptions in the shape of the recently announced Net Zero Cloud and, more surprisingly, Slack.
09/16/2022
Concerns grow as Nigeria's inflation surges to 17-year high
The rise in inflation was driven by “a disruption in the supply of food products, an increase in import cost due to the persistent currency depreciation and a general increase in the cost of production,” the statistics agency said.
09/14/2022
New Ecobank CEO to pursue stabilisation and profits, says group chairman
The newly appointed chief executive officer of pan-African bank Ecobank, Jeremy Awori will focus on increasing the bank's profitability, reducing costs and pursuing the bank's stabilisation in Nigeria, its largest single market.