08/12/2020
Palliative measures to soften the negative income effects have not been strong or far-reaching enough in most countries – many complain they are yet to receive anything from their governments.
08/12/2020
Botswanan Central Bank data published later last week had unfurled that the diamond-rich Southern African country’s diamond exports had beaten an apocalyptic retreat of 68 per cent over the second quarter of the year.
08/11/2020
The oil price crash coupled with border closures have worsened Nigeria’s FX deficit.
08/11/2020
Basically, as banks, we need to roll up our sleeves and support businesses so that we can ensure that if there is a recession, we can recover quickly.
08/11/2020
In South Africa we think we will have a gross domestic product (GDP) decline of 8.5%, with a bounce of 6.5% next year.
08/10/2020
The bank explained that the finalists would pitch their products to a jury for the cash prizes for the top three, worth $10,000, $7,000, and $5,000.
08/10/2020
Adesina, along with Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Arunma Oteh and others, are great Nigerian-born international technocrats who have made our country and Africa proud, excelling in all posts they have occupied.
08/09/2020
While officials have declined to give exact estimates, they have said production will be well below the original target of 23 million carats.
08/09/2020
South Africa, which has recorded more than half a million infections to date, is facing its biggest downturn in 90 years this year as industry slowly reopens from restrictions.
08/09/2020
With all the complexity around moving wealth offshore, the real brainteaser for most is how to do it as quickly and cost effectively as possible
08/09/2020
“Gold mining companies will spew a lot of cash in the next 12 months,” said Franco Lorenzani, an independent mining analyst.
08/07/2020
The Central Bank of Ghana traces its roots to the Bank of the Gold Coast (BGC), where it was nurtured.
08/06/2020
The slow growth has come as Kenyans grapple with depressed earnings due to adverse effects of restrictions imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
08/06/2020
While it may seem contradictory, it was this deeply communal atmosphere that inspired the business that Mwangi built.
08/06/2020
Digital schools are also faced with resistance due to the country’s challenges, including traditional school-related fraud.
08/05/2020
Death and disability payments made by Liberty in the past six months increased by 5.1% to R5.3 billion.
08/05/2020
We expect to see a marked economic slowdown through this year and into 2021.
08/04/2020
The surge has come despite President Cyril Ramaphosa having introduced some of the world’s strictest lockdown measures in late March, which were intended to buy hospitals time and were gradually eased out of economic necessity.
08/04/2020
The private sector is the only sector that creates value, despite the rhetoric from politicians looking for someone or something to blame and the incessant think pieces from academics decrying the evil capitalist system while enjoying its trappings.
08/04/2020
Hunker, who had worked at JPMorgan for 16 years, will join Ernst & Young and lead the professional services firm's push in advising boards on shareholder enragement, three people familiar with the matter said.