Managers of Wealth Africa

W’Bank: Power Sector Credibility Depends on Visible Results

People are really struggling on what to believe in the power sector reforms, although Nigeria is not alone.

Why offshore investments continue to be an attractive option

The only way out of this downward debt trajectory is inclusive economic growth.

Africa’s recovery pathway offers enormous opportunities

The hybrid forum was convened by Portugal and the European Investment Bank to mobilize private and public capital towards the green transition in Africa

Cameroon; First Female CEO Of Ecobank - And Accommodating Others So She Is Not The Last.

Her secret weapons are books such as Robin Sharma’s 'The leader without a Title', John Kotter ‘s 'That’s not how we do it here' and Marie benedict’s 'The only woman in the room', as a direct and indire

African trade finance sees $5 bn in portfolio outflows in Q1 2020 due to Covid-19, but opportunities exist - report

The survey was conducted by African Export-Import Bank, jointly with the UN Economic Commission for Africa and the African Development Bank-hosted Making Finance Work for Africa Partnership

New report highlights COVID-19 impact on African trade finance

These massive capital outflows strained African banks, many of which recorded sharp drops in their net foreign assets.

Cash-strapped Africa overwhelmed by COVID vaccine challenge

The problems faced by Ghana, one of sub-Saharan Africa's more economically developed nations, illustrate how a continent with experience in battling deadly infectious diseases has found itself ill-prepared to inoculate people against this pandemic.

Report: Africa Recorded $5bn Capital Flight in Q1 2020

The President of the Afreximbank, Professor Benedict Oramah, attributed the capital flight to the tightening of global financial conditions.

How innovation is pushing Nigeria’s financial inclusion drive [Opinion]

If the traditional banks could achieve this alone, we will have a rather insignificant exclusion percentage by now.

Is Africa heading for a crisis?

The G20’s debt service suspension initiative missed a trick when it excluded Chinese and private creditors.

CFOs in Global Survey Reveal Pandemic Has Fundamentally Altered How They Hire and Manage Their Workforce

Sixty-five percent of Asia-Pacific respondents indicated that they expect to exceed goals and expectations for 2021, compared to 46% for UK and 47% for North America

7% growth in global reinsurance capital, with signs of underlying combined ratio improvement: Willis Re

Willis Re’s Reinsurance Market Report tracks the capital and profitability of the global reinsurance industry.

South African and Kenyan banks may beat Nigeria to post-Covid recovery

African banks that have raised their loan-loss provisions to reflect the impact of Covid-19 may be best placed for a quick recovery once the worst of the pandemic is over, analysts say.

Highest paid Nigerian bank MD/CEOs of 2020

Bank MD/CEOs in Nigeria earned a combined N1.5 trillion in salaries in 2020.

Richest Black Women in the World 2021

Despite these barriers to wealth, these women have gone on to achieve enormous wealth.

Financial emigration the cleanest route out of South Africa: tax expert

The exchange control process created an additional set of administrative challenges with financial institutions

Strengthening resilience is the key to success in 2021, says PwC's Global Crisis Survey

According to survey respondents, for 2021, the outlook is positive: In PwC's 24th Annual Global CEO Survey, published earlier this month, a record-high 76 percent of CEOs believe global economic growth will improve in 2021.

More South Africans are moving to the UK for work

The findings indicate a broad reshaping of the UK workforce that could have implications for the potential of an economic recovery.

COVID-19 shakes up the emerging consumer landscape while the vaccine news boosts optimism

Almost a fifth of them reported income declines of over 20%.

Key African Central Banks Aren’t Rushing to Raise Interest Rates

However, the risks to the recovery of most economies in the region after the worst slump in half a century last year, remain elevated.

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