Managers of Wealth Africa

How to protect savings from inflation erosion

The effects of rising cost of living is a reduction in the purchasing power of the money a person holds, so that the same amount buys less.

SA central bank to keep repo rate unchanged and monitor inflation - economists

Kaplan said consumer inflation was projected to have remained steady at 4.5 percent year-on-year in April.

The tech companies that will be hit by South Africa’s new VAT changes

“It follows that the platform would have to charge VAT at the rate of 15% on the facilitation fee, notwithstanding the fact that it facilitates the booking of accommodation that is located outside South Africa.”

US-China trade war: Nigeria faces more pain than gain

The trade war escalated sharply on Monday as China hit back with five per cent to 10 per cent duties on another $60bn worth of U.S. goods, a development that sparked the biggest fall in US stock prices since January.

No changes expected from Reserve Bank and S&P

Despite weak economic growth and low inflation, an interest rate cut and a rating downgrade are not likely

Ghana: Economic Situation

The economic program of the government, in office since January 2017, contains a large number of planned measures to strengthen agriculture and industry, including tax cuts, incentives for the private sector and infrastructure development.

EAC states waver on a freely convertible currency regime

Latest data from Kenya’s Central Bank shows that the country has dominated transactions in the East African Payment System

Saudis deposit $250m in Sudan’s central bank

UAE said on April 28 it was depositing $250m

Revealed: SA’s “big five banks” ranked from best-to-worst on complaints

More than 7 000 complaints were registered against South Africa's big five banks in 2018: Here are the best - and worst - performers of the bunch.

Words on Wealth: Regulations and the law of unintended consequences

Ironically, rules are proliferating. And unforeseen consequences are beginning to pop out of the woodwork.

Reliable, accurate information vital to policymaking in Africa

African governments are always coming up with policies and blueprints. How can you gauge the level of credibility of these policies and what are the shortcomings?

SBM gets licence to deal in securities

This brings the number of authorised securities dealers to three and the depositories to 20.

Investec battles Brexit, weak SA economy

Investec’s adjusted earnings per share rose 3.6% in the year to March 31, as it undergoes new leadership.

African Development Bank Approves Eur 90 Million to Support the Kenya Mortgage Refinance Company

KMRC is a non-Bank financial institution designed to provide long-term funding and capital market access to local lenders, including commercial banks, and Savings and Credit Cooperative Organizations to help consolidate the East African nation's grow

AfDB gets $61.8m to drive initiative for women entrepreneurs

About 21 countries including Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire and other African countries will benefit from the programme

S. Africa: JP Morgan cuts local bond exposure citing rating risks et al

In foreign exchange, the bank said it had entered an underweight position on the South African rand, citing expensive valuations.

CBA and NIC told to retain staff as merger plan gets nod

The retention of staff will come as a major relief after a spate of layoffs by various lenders since 2016 on the back of the rate cap law to cut costs.

Africa: Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative Allocates Second Round Funding; Expected to Grow 70,000 Women's Businesses

This complements the first round of We-Fi funds announced in April 2018, which allocated $120 million for projects implemented by the World Bank Group, Asian Development Bank, and Islamic Development Bank to tackle the barriers facing women entrepreneurs

The economic cost of tax, our low savings rate and red tape

“Redistribution doesn’t actually help poor people to improve their financial positions or enable participation in the economy.”

Kenyan watchdog approves Commercial Bank of Africa and NIC Group merger

In March, Commercial Bank of Africa said its shareholders had accepted a share swap with NIC Group.

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