11/16/2020
Since 2013, the bank holding company has sought to become a leading player in sub-Saharan Africa, but a string of bad moves has held it back. Its history, fraught with bad luck and strategic mistakes, serves as a warning to entrepreneurs yearning to start
11/13/2020
The African Development Bank is fully committed to supporting Africa to meet the Sustainable Development Goals and the climate change agenda agreed at COP21 in Paris
11/12/2020
The banking lead enthuses about the rapid adoption of the group’s digital and mobile channels
11/11/2020
What do most people tend to overlook when taking out insurance on their home and assets within their home?
11/11/2020
Another risk is the surge in borrowing as government’s seek to prop up pandemic-hit economies, even with many balance sheets already stretched.
11/09/2020
“Without proper governance and ethical practice in an organisation you might succeed for a short while and even get away with it for quite a time but the moment of reckoning will always come when everything can fall apart."
11/09/2020
New entrants into the market – TymeBank and Discovery Bank – were included in the 2020 report, though sentiment around Bank Zero was not factored in as the bank is yet to officially launch.
11/09/2020
The firm’s proprietary crowd of human verifiers analysed posts for sentiment and conversation themes, including the ‘treating customer fairly’ outcomes prescribed by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA).
11/09/2020
According to the index, banks failed to respond to 47.3 percent of customer requests as the demand for support grew during Covid-19.
11/09/2020
Businesses must see the positive signs, says Afrimat CEO Andries van Heerden
11/09/2020
Val de Vie, located in Paarl , also scooped an award for its retirement village.
11/09/2020
Grenada is one of the few countries with both an active CBI programme and a bilateral investment treaty that will allow you to live and work in the USA via the USA E-2 Treaty Investor Visa programme.
11/06/2020
Why three of Nigeria’s banks are restructuring to holding companies
Following that regulation in 2011, several banks — UBA Group, First City Monument Bank (FCMB), Stanbic IBTC Bank and FirstBank — adopted the holding company structure.
11/06/2020
Strategies to mitigate these risks should form part of your financial plan, especially as these market risks are beyond your control.
11/06/2020
He sees the crisis linked to Covid-19 as the best way to accelerate technological innovation.
11/05/2020
COVID-19 lockdown leads to credit growth slumps in Botswana
Despite the economic downturn, businesses have not begun defaulting on their loan repayments at an increased rate, the firm noted.
11/05/2020
The company’s inability to pay full salaries and its uncertain financial future has resulted in low staff morale and the mass resignation of skilled professionals.
11/04/2020
Ratings agency Moody's said that vast financing needs and growing government interest are fuelling growth in the continent
11/04/2020
‘Resilient, adaptive’ companies coping well in weak economy
11/03/2020
Like in Kenya, graft has killed dreams in S Africa
Kenya became independent in 1963 but South Africa had to wait until 1994.