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10 Steps to Getting Your Workplace Post-COVID Ready

“As the world is evolving, so does the workplace need to evolve to suit individual organisations,”

The coronavirus effect on global economic sentiment

Executives’ sentiment on economic conditions continues to be positive, even as concerns mount—yet again—over the pandemic’s threat to growth.

Where does the road lead for Sanlam?

In August 2017 it purchased Tavistock’s financial advice network – Tavistock Financial – adding £1.5bn to Sanlam UK’s assets.

South Africans could be saving too much, Absa says

The national savings rate increased from 16.6% in the first quarter to 18% in the three months through June, according to the South African Reserve Bank’s Quarterly Bulletin published on Tuesday.

Many losers and a few winners from the pandemic by FBNQuest Capital Research

The survey approached 3,000 companies (2,100 in the formal economy and 900 in the informal) and achieved a response rate of 98.8%.

North Africa’s Top Banks in 2021

National Bank of Egypt maintains its top spot in North Africa in our annual ranking of Africa's Top 100 Banks, while North African banks occupy 45 places in the Top 100.

Worries over skills exodus at South Africa’s Treasury

“Markets shouldn’t be concerned or very worried about people leaving,” Director-General Dondo Mogajane said in an interview on 23 September.

African equity markets prove to be an oasis of calm

A price increase of almost 20% in six months - that's impressive.

Israel's banks least efficient among Middle East peers despite improvements

The cost-to-income ratio measures the cost of running a business as a proportion of operating income, and lower ratios indicate a more profitable business.

Rising ESG concern drives push for sustainable financing in Middle East

A full 97% of issuers in the region who responded to the HSBC 2021 Sustainable Finance and Investing Survey said they had increased the attention that they pay to environmental and social issues over the past year

Almost half of professional's claim 'hybrid working' is not fit for purpose

63% of companies have adopted hybrid-work models

Are retail investors ready for hedge products?

The South African hedge fund industry has seen significant changes over the last six years.

Decline in short-term credit is weighing down SA economy, research finds

The decline in short-term credit extensions also coincided with a decline in economy-wide sales, employment and taxes.

How SA's big 4 banks grew their combined earnings by 177% during a pandemic

The recovery of the bank's profits, some to much better-than-expected levels in the first half of 2021, came down to better economic performance, especially in sectors like mining.

SA the only G20 country that will not recover to pre-pandemic levels by 2022 - forecast

Following a rebasing and benchmarking exercise by Stats SA last month, the South African economy contracted 6.4% in 2020 and not 7% as reported previously.

Debt servicing: Nigeria pays $1.79bn to World Bank, China in five years

Most of the loans from the World Bank were also tied to a programme or an infrastructure project.

One of South Africa’s oldest companies has picked up on a very worrying trend

“For South Africans battling longer-term illness due to mental illness, disability insurance can be a crucial financial aid to long-term recovery and well-being.”

It’s harder to be fair when your family’s spread around the world – Johan van Zyl

From a South African perspective, there have also been substantial changes in the tax system over the last 20 years.

The rand is on a run – here’s where it could be heading towards the end of 2021

This event will affect capital flows to the emerging market economies, but the impact could be less severe if commodity prices remain relatively firm and the global recovery continues.

SS&C Intralinks Predicts Record for Global Mergers & Acquisition Transactions in Q4 2021

The SS&C Intralinks Deal Flow Predictor forecasts the number of future M&A announcements by tracking early-stage M&A activity

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