Managers of Wealth Africa

A Wave Of M&A Megadeals In MENA

What started as a reaction to falling oil prices has spread from energy to banking and other sectors of the regional economy.

African Banking: Opportunity, Rapid Growth And Risk

As the number of physical banks in Africa diminishes, can existing institutions keep up with rising demand and the challenge of digital banking?

Co-op Bank shares projected to have highest upside potential

Investec Securities has thus rated the three stocks, with Co-operative Bank retaining a BUY rating, KCB upgraded from HOLD to a BUY while Equity has been rated a HOLD.

Stock Values in Johannesburg So Low They’re Tough to Resist

Old Mutual Investment says more companies look ‘attractive’

South African private sector activity shrinks again in Jan -PMI

All five subindexes in the survey were in contractionary territory, although output and new orders fell at a slower pace than in the previous month.

Banks urged to adopt tech fast

The technologies fueling the transformative shift in the banking business sphere include data and advanced analytics, blockchain, cloud and incorporation of artificial intelligence, voice as well as biometrics.

How travel cover works during virus outbreaks

They say measures are being put in place to keep South Africans safe from the virus. With the coronavirus outbreak in China, many people had to cancel or postpone their travel arrangements to the affected countries.

Confusing fiscal policies worry Kenya investors

There has been a gradual rise in the interest rates for short-term government securities, attributable to the fact that the Treasury is under pressure to meet its domestic borrowing target.

Don’t borrow pension fund, Labour warns FG

The labour chief said the FG should not tamper with the pension fund, saying it “is fully funded by workers and employers”.

Angola's Endiama expects diamond output to top 10 mln carats in 2020

It said it expected revenues from diamond sales to rise to $1.65 billion in 2020, from $1.26 billion last year.

Central bank of the year: Bank of Ghana

The African central bank has carried out extensive reform of Ghana’s banking sector

Value addition can give economies a competitive edge

One of the reasons which explains this is that African countries participate in global value chains largely through agriculture whereas Asia did so mainly through manufacturing.

Standard Chartered Bank Expert Gives 2020 East African Economic Outlook

Ideally, the authorities want to see a gradual increment of at least 0.5ppt of GDP in revenue each year.

Standard Bank on closing branches: We can’t stop the progress of technology

Speaking at a Deloitte conference on Thursday (30 January), Tshabalala said that companies cannot, and should not resist technological progress.

Africa’s investment opportunities shift from the south

It’s the world’s second-largest continent, with marked structural differences between different regions.

Will our banks be able to withstand the escalating SOE crisis?

South Africa need not wait for the next credit crisis – we’re in one.

Understanding Impact Investment

The study explained that the remaining impact investing capital in the sub-region were found to be highly fragmented, and there are indications that this remains the case.

Afreximbank, SEC Sign Deal

Adequate and competitive local currency funding, through a pre-export financing arrangement will help these entities to create the necessary capacities to produce the goods required for export markets,” Prof Oramah said.

What happens to my investments if SA is downgraded?

Fund managers have a degree of ‘wiggle room’ to escape the harshest volatility.

Moody’s says it’s too early to judge South Africa’s progress

The ratings company cut the outlook for South Africa’s Baa3 foreign- and local-currency assessments to negative on November 1.

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