Managers of Wealth Africa

Ghana to become Africa’s 3rd-fastest economy at 6.8% in 2020 - World Bank

The 6.8% growth rate, according to the World Bank, would make Ghana the joint 3rd-fastest growing economy among 42 sub-Saharan Africa countries.

Africa’s Richest Man Plans U.S. Office to Help Diversify Wealth

Aliko Dangote’s net worth grew by $4.3 billion last year

Small businesses, big opportunities: Where to hunt for impact investments in Africa this year

Other local and regional investors agree small and growing businesses represent the biggest impact opportunities on the continent.

‘South Africa is coming back.’ Almost half of Bank of America’s top global shares for 2020 are listed on the JSE

Eight of its twenty top emerging-market shares - as screened by quantitative measures like valuations, earnings growth and dividends - are from South Africa.

Why You Should Consider Impact Investment In Nigeria

The role of the impact investor is different from a classic investor. Firstly, the impact investor expects real and tangible social impact from its investments, without which the goal of financing won't be achieved.

#BizTrends2020: What to expect from SA's banking sector towards 2035

This will have two major influences on the banking landscape; namely, causing continuous client behaviour changes and constituting the building blocks for the digitisation of the banking industry landscape.

Promotions, lay-offs as UBA effects corporate right sizing

“Those who are beneficiaries of this exercise will receive up to 170% increase in their salaries and benefits, whilst a good number have been moved to higher grade levels.”

Here are 10 African startups to watch in 2020

The race is on for the first locally-built African super app — that is, one that offers users seamless access to a number of services, often across several verticals.

StanChart cuts price of old loans in line with CBK rate

This sent mixed opinion from sector players on if this should have any implications on loan prices.

Six key reads from 2019 to prep you for the year ahead in SA

It brought the sobering realisation that President Cyril Ramaphosa would have his work cut out for him if he hoped to get South Africa back on the mend.

The top 5 pan-African startup sector developments of 2019

Here are Disrupt Africa’s five biggest developments of the last 12 months.

SA economists forecast tax hikes in 2020

While they were still uncertain whether Finance Minister Tito Mboweni would announce another increase in VAT, the economists agreed that fuel levies, sin taxes and possibly personal income tax would be increased.

Rising emigration a threat to South Africa’s shrinking tax base

The need for a social compact in South Africa, where all stakeholders concede to enduring some of the short term pain has never been more urgent.

NIGERIA 2019: A mixed year for pension and pensioners

Labour and pensioners will continue to have reasons to commend the President given what he said about them in his New Year (2020) address: “Workers will have a living wage and pensioners will be looked after.

SA has a new ‘richest person’: These are Mzansi’s six dollar-billionaires

The Bloomberg Billionaires Index has been released for 2020, and there is a healthy contingent from South Africa - here's the richest of our lot.

Why Mauritius is The 2nd Fastest-Growing Wealth Market After China

It also ensures that any economic growth filters through to wealth creation.

8 out of 10 millennials now prioritise responsible investing

Indeed, Environmental Social and Governance considerations now sit at the heart of that process.

TDB sources oversubscribed term financing from Middle East banks

This will fuel our managed growth strategy and deepen the growing cooperation with institutional investors in the Gulf region.”

Why Ethiopia beat Kenya to foreign investment inflows crown, again

In Tanzania, 3,000 jobs were created from 19 projects.

Grim Outlook on SA'S Economic Growth for 2020

There are concerns that 2020 may be another difficult year for growth, with consensus that the country is facing a number of factors dragging down GDP.

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