12/03/2021
Top 4 Emerging Trends in African banking
Most of the innovations various industries have implemented are digitally-driven, and the banking sector has not been left behind.
Comment, Analysis & Research
12/02/2021
African Bank CEO Kennedy Bungane wants to return the bank to its roots
It's been seven months since Kennedy Bungane took the hot seat at African Bank.
12/02/2021
Outsourcing fund administration creates greater efficiency in the funds industry
The fastest growing investment managers have moved away from doing everything in-house, realising the value outsourcing has to offer, and focusing on what differentiates their value offer.
12/02/2021
South Africa already facing mounting challenges heading into 2022
Our view is based on the growing exogenous price pressures
12/01/2021
uniBank collapse was a “very painful experience” – Kwabena Duffuor
uniBank’s license was revoked during the banking sector clean-up which commenced in 2017 after the apex bank had explained that the financial institution was significantly undercapitalized.
11/30/2021
China, Mozambique Vow to Strengthen Mutually Beneficial Cooperation
Macamo warmly congratulated the Communist Party of China on the centenary of its founding, noting that her country stands ready to strengthen party-to-party ties and exchanges on state governance with China.
11/30/2021
Xi Pledges $10 bln Credit Line for African Financial Institutions
China will also offer an additional 1 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines to African nations
11/30/2021
The best and worst banks in South Africa – according to customers
“Advancing in the index ranks proved more difficult than declining this year,”
11/30/2021
South Africa’s record high unemployment rate likely to get even worse: Nedbank
The results show that the number of employed persons decreased by 54,000 in the second quarter of 2021 to 14.9 million.
11/29/2021
Top ten tips for moving to the UK from South Africa
A quick guide to making your move to the UK from South Africa a little less stressful
11/29/2021
Ghana needs more specialized banks - Economist
The Economist said most of the local entrepreneurs depended on the banks for capital and other financial assistance hence the need for the specialized banks to support the various sectors.
11/29/2021
Banks' assets up over Sh500bn in Q3 on high deposits - CBK
Co-operative Bank Group led by 16.1 per cent growth
11/29/2021
Speech of Mr Harvesh Seegolam, Governor, Bank of Mauritius at the Signing of the Memorandum of Understanding with the Bank of Ghana
The flagship today is that the signing of this MoU opens up an array of exciting possibilities for cooperation between both central banks in Mauritius and Ghana.
11/26/2021
Finance sector told to 'do no harm' or perpetuate 'devastation'
Francis noted that NFT adoption is much higher in countries that have a lower average wage of working citizens.
11/26/2021
Can the difference of one year move you years ahead?
Most of us are familiar with the phrase “the future is now,” but what does the expression really mean?
11/26/2021
Ramaphosa: Climate deals not a 'blank cheque' - they must focus on SA's own challenges
The president stressed that the country must continue to chart its own developmental path - which must be sustainable and inclusive.
11/26/2021
CITITRUST wins African Financial Brand of the Year
CITITRUST Holdings Plc is a foremost financial solutions provider.
11/26/2021
Unlimited market size for service-providers helping banks to digitise, Skaleet Chairman says
By adopting Skaleet’s digital wallets banks can offer an innovate service to their customers and monetise the revenue stream.
11/25/2021
Opinion: SA’s slippery slope to lower-middle income status – Jonathan Katzenellenbogen
“Per capita gross domestic income in real terms is almost at the same level it was in 2005.”
11/25/2021
Data show how the COVID-19 pandemic has hit all aspects of people’s well-being
The report says experiences of the pandemic have varied widely depending on age, gender and ethnicity, as well as on the type of job people do and on their level of pay and skills.