Managers of Wealth Africa

East Africa: After Covid-19 - Reviving Ruined Economies Using Limited Resources

Economists at Allianz SE, Germany-based multinational financial services company

Nearly half of Kenyans earn below Sh30,000

The number of workers earning less than Sh30,000 has grown in last five years from 1.2 million workers to hit 1.34 million at end of last year, with the pay inequality wider among national government employees.

November diaspora inflows defy virus to hit Sh27.9bn

Remittances are Kenya’s biggest foreign exchange source, ahead of tourism receipts, horticulture, tea and coffee exports.

Analysis: Thumbs up for emerging markets' QE experiment but risks loom

Emerging market watchers such as David Hauner at BofA are broadly positive on the results.

Nigeria will need to borrow more, threatening fiscal flexibility

Nigeria’s debt levels are much lower than those of its peers, and so an increase in the short term should not pit the government in danger.

14 companies issue profit warning in turbulent year

The tally of profit alerts, usually defined by earnings falling by 25 percent or more, is expected to increase in the coming weeks as firms prepare to announce their end year results.

The Case For Leveraging Islamic Finance As A Tool For Economic Development

The emergence of new Islamic banks in the Philippines, Algeria, and Afghanistan as well as the development of new liquidity tools in the UK and Pakistan, aided the growth of the existing Islamic banking market.

A bank in every pocket [Opinion]

Payment technologies have the potential to open access to financial services for people from all walks of life, and can scale-up with organisations of all sizes.

Challenges for South Africa include an exodus of skilled people

“The risks faced by businesses of all sizes, and across all sectors, are more complex and integrated than ever. It’s not just about the risk of property, assets, casualty or liability that most of us are familiar with, but risks that touch eve

Is Nedbank Group Limited (JSE:NED) Popular Amongst Institutions?

Nedbank Group is a pretty big company. It has a market capitalization of R65b.

SA’s businesses have good reserves of resilience to call on

The immediate potential threat to companies’ cash flow cycles lies in further lockdowns when supply chains are frozen again

Africa must risk capital for its youth, Adesina urges

Adesina engaged in discussion which covered three areas: the current state of affairs with respect to COVID-19 and climate change, stimulus policies and recovery, and the role of the private sector in terms of recovery

The Future of Work

From remote to hybrid

Nigeria’s private sector credit to GDP jumps to 13%

Nigeria’s private sector credit to GDP ratio rose to 13.5% as of the third quarter of 2020

Unity Bank Nigeria Plc projects profit of N312 million in Q1 2021

Unity Bank Nigeria Plc has projected a Profit After Tax of N312 million for Q1 2021.

South Africa still has room to move before it looks at printing money

Speaking at an HSBC conference at the end of November, Cassim said that many central banks, particularly in advanced economies, had to largely resort to quantitative easing (QE) with ‘speed and vigour’ to stimulate their economies.

Banking sector remains viable despite Covid-19 bloodbath

“The group’s common equity tier 1 ratio was 13.2 percent at the end of September, up from 12.6 percent at the end of June.”

Banks’ credit assets hit N19.5tn as NPLs decline

Three-month electronic payment was N319.995tn

South Africans are poorer after lockdown, data shows

The decline in net wealth can be ascribed to a decrease in the real value of households’ pension funds and investments, the researchers said.

Women and Tech: Still a love-hate relationship?

Anie Akpe next emphasised on the wide prevalence of certain cultural norms in Africa that have been the obstacles restricting women from aspiring to be ambitious.

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