09/20/2020
South African companies battling pandemic and recession
South African retailers can be roughly split between those that were allowed to trade during the country’s strictest lockdown phase and those that weren’t.
09/13/2020
Africa: Covid-19 Crisis Amplifies the Urgency for Economic Diversification in Africa
Mr. Devarajan’s theory explains why the resource curse has been pervasive in African economies.
09/13/2020
Coronavirus-Ignited Gold Rush Helps South Africa’s Tarnished Mines to Shine
Global economic turmoil and weak local currency combine to slow—for now—the long decline of country’s storied gold-mining sector
08/21/2020
Regional Integration as a Tool for Wealth Creation in Africa (By Khaled Sherif)
There is a need to focus on fundamentals: producing more of what Africa consumes, and consuming more of what Africa produces
08/18/2020
Lockdown easing, but the economic crisis has only begun, warns Financial and Fiscal Commission
"Covid-19 and the subsequent lockdown have worsened an already precaious socio-economic situation,"
08/10/2020
Pandemic threatens African economic success
Fall in commodity prices benefits advanced economies
07/27/2020
Emerging challenges in corporate governance in post COVID-19 Nigeria
Corporate governance refers to the system through which organisations are directed and controlled.
07/26/2020
African Development Bank Group supports Ghana’s COVID-19 response plan with $69 million grant
The funds will help to upgrade the capacity of healthcare facilities to isolate, diagnose and care for patients, and provide more test kits, pharmaceuticals, equipment and beds
07/24/2020
FMWearers of face shields alone can't enter banks - GAB
As a result, with immediate effect, users of face shields without masks shall not be admitted to any banking facility.
07/22/2020
SA's wealthy adjusting their lifestyles as Covid-19 makes everyone poorer
"The economic impact affected on all segments of the society, whether it is salaried people, self-employed people, people with lots of wealth, it has impacted everyone," said Enslin.
07/20/2020
COVID-19 will result in a permanent increase in compliance risk
COVID-19 will have a lasting impact on the way businesses approach compliance.
07/20/2020
Nedbank chief economist on the role of South African banks in a post-Covid-19 economy
The scenario for South Africa is further complicated by the fact that the country went into the Covid-19 crisis already significantly on the economic back foot.
07/13/2020
How South African SMEs can survive and thrive post COVID-19
Here’s how the public and private sector can provide the right support to enable SME growth in South Africa, now and beyond the crisis.
07/10/2020
Covid-19 sparks digital banking rush in Nigeria
Many customers who previously avoided e-payment services are being converted following the Covid-19 induced lockdown. Michael Nwadike reports from Lagos Festus Charles, a 45-year old factory worker based in Lagos, used to have nothing but disdain for e-b
07/06/2020
The Best Financial Advice – During And After Coronavirus
Corona virus as many will put it has come to stay and all major economies are taking initiatives on how to stay with this virus.
06/30/2020
Half of Ugandan banks fail pandemic liquidity test
An estimated 15 banks would not have absorbed the revenue loss if the 90-day loan repayment break was granted to borrowers, people familiar with the stress test said.
06/28/2020
3 behavioural biases that could impact your wealth post-Covid-19
The third reaction was to wait for markets to stabilise before investing again.
06/25/2020
Rethink Your Business Culture to Adapt and Stabilize in the Face of COVID-19
To adapt and stabilise, rethink your business culture.
06/17/2020
Africa at risk of slipping into a Covid banking crisis
Policy makers have to make a very important balancing role between immediate needs of the economic crisis and how to restore confidence and build a well-capitalised banking industry that is better able to support growth in the future
06/15/2020
Discovery highlights Covid-19 dilemma
Headline earnings, the group said, will be affected by the significant rise in interest rates in South Africa due to Covid-19 and the ratings downgrade, and the historically low rates in the UK.