Managers of Wealth Africa

The silver lining in Covid-19 pandemic

Like any other business we have been affected

Africa may see millions of coronavirus cases, tentative WHO forecast shows

“The numbers continue to increase every day.”

Pope Francis Starts Emergency COVID-19 Fund

“The private sector is likely to respond to the highest bidder for many of these supplies, that’s just business.”

Mboweni reviewing options to fight Covid-19, considers basic income grant

Treasury expects the economy to be hit hard this year, entering a deep recession and will present a set of economic-rescue proposals in a special Cabinet meeting on Wednesday.

Looking Beyond COVID-19: How Companies Can Prepare for the Post-Pandemic Economy

Another move many executives surveyed (71%) expect to make once the crisis settles is to prioritize investments in digital and technology.

Capitec: No blanket approach to coronavirus financial help

There will also be no increases in director fees and senior executive salaries, and senior executives will not be paid cash bonuses.

Coronavirus And The Coming Financial Revolution

Already, economies around the world are shutting down.

Coronavirus stress test needed, says debt adviser

Tom Lloyd-Jones, managing director of corporate debt advisers Zenzic Partners, predicts the economy will bounce back provided companies are prepared to undertake a ‘Covid-19 analysis.’

COVID-19: Implications for business

The outbreak is moving quickly, and some perspectives here may soon be out of date.

Vodacom and Absa bosses forego a portion of their pay

Earlier, FirstRand announced that the executives of its largest businesses would forego 30% of their salaries for three months.

Global Financial Markets Policy Responses to COVID-19

The economic impact of the global spread of COVID-19 hasheightened market risk aversion in ways not seen since the global financial crisis.

Willowton Group and Al Baraka Bank create a lifeline for SMMEs with R100m initial funding towards R500m proposed fund

The aim is to launch with R100 million and Moosa called on businesses across the country to loan money to the GFHF with the ultimate aim of raising R500-million within the next few weeks.

Covid-19 And The Mauritius Justice System: How Will This Pandemic Affect Court Work?

They will re-shape not just the healthcare sector but also the economy, the politics and judiciary of many countries.

Covid-19 outbreak sends local banks into panic

Players in the financial sector say as much as they support the government decisions

African Development Bank Group unveils $10 billion Response Facility to curb COVID-19

The Facility is the latest measure taken by the Bank to respond to the pandemic and will be the institution's primary channel for its efforts to address the crisis

Impact of Covid-19 on SA businesses paints an alarming picture

Eighty-seven percent of them could not run their businesses from home, the same percentage could not support themselves through the lockdown, 86 percent did not know where to access emergency relief funding, and 95 percent could not afford to pay their em