Managers of Wealth Africa

Societe Generale Securities Services teams up with SGBCI's securities services in Ivory Coast

With over 50 years experience, SGBCI is a benchmark reference in West African banking and is the leading bank in Ivory Coast.

Morgan Stanley names MENA IB head as Froehlich heads to Europe

Delivanis, who was instrumental in advising on the state-backed merger of Abu Dhabi property firms Aldar Properties and Sorouh Real Estate, has been with the bank's investment banking team in Dubai since 2007.

First Bank Partners Hong Kong on Business Opportunities

First Bank of Nigeria Limited has gone into collaboration with the government of Hong Kong in a bid to help harness business opportunities in China and other Asian countries through Invest Hong Kong

African Bank Investments: Fund manager bets recovery is nigh

He has added South Africa’s worst-performing lender to the portfolios of his funds. Houlie’s Momentum Small/Mid-Cap Fund has 6 percent invested in Abil

Zimbabwe: Stanbic Wins Best Foreign Exchange Provider in Africa Award

Stanbic Bank's parent company, Standard Bank group, Africa's largest lender by assets, has been named the winner of Best Foreign Exchange Provider in Africa 2014 for a second successive year.

Barclays Africa Group 2013 Profit Rises on Lower Impairments

Barclays Africa Group Ltd. reported Tuesday an increase in full-year profit due to lower credit impairments and the bank said it continues to target higher growth on the continent.

Casablanca Finance City announces BNP Paribas Regional InvestmentCompany CFC Status

Under the CFC status, BNP Paribas Regional Investment Company will enjoy substantial advantages, including integration into Morocco’s financial landscape.

AfDB and the People's Bank of China Commit to Expand Relations

Our two institutions have established ambitious, but achievable goals to galvanize efforts to promote shared prosperity

Equatorial Guinea commits $1bn to a co-investment fund

President Teodoro Obiang Nguema’s government announced the CIF as it hosted a two-day Symposium on the country economic diversification in Malabo.

Eximguaranty is 6th best in Africa

Eximguaranty Company Ghana Limited has been rated the sixth best performing African Development Finance Institution in a peer review rating of DFIs.

Barclays Targets Africa Investment-Bank Expansion Amid Job Cuts

“Trading and investment banking very much has an African focus now.”

Credit Suisse approves $1.4 billion loan for Ethiopian Railway project

The Harro market railway project secured a loan facility in the past week for USD 1.4 billion from Credit Suisse, a Switzerland-based financial group.

FirstBank to discharge receiver manager as Costain (West Africa) liquidates debt, appoints COO

The Bank also stated that steps are being taken to discharge the receivership at the Corporate Affairs Commission and all relevant authorities will be notified as appropriate.

Standard Bank to knock FirstRand, Nedbank off analysts’ favourites list

STANDARD Bank seems to be the top outside bet for banking investors, despite FirstRand and Nedbank remaining the darlings of the market.

Carlyle, Investec buy into Mozambique firm

Investec Asset Management and The Carlyle Group have jointly invested in J&J, a logistics company in Mozambique, for an undisclosed amount.

AfDB Approves $187.3m for Power Sector Investment

The African Development Bank Group has approved a number of financial packages to help advance Nigeria’s reform of her electricity industry.

Namibia: Nedbank, Standard Bank to Finance Langer Heinrich

Paladin Energy announced on Friday that it had entered into new loan agreements with its lenders for financing operations at the Langer Heinrich in the Erongo Region and the Kayelekera project in Malawi.

Nigeria, South Africa, Mozambique top list of investment banking target nations in Africa

Nadim Najjar, Managing Director, Middle East, Africa, and Russia / CIS, Thomson Reuters said in a report on Sub Sahara Africa’s investment banking analysis for 2013 released on Thursday.

Barclays Africa Sells Absa Capital Private Stake

Barclays Africa Group, which listed on the JSE last year, had disposed of its major shareholding in Absa Capital Private Equity Fund for an undisclosed amount

Sanlam looking to expand in Africa

Sanlam Emerging Markets has operations in Botswana‚ Namibia‚ Malawi‚ Kenya‚ Tanzania‚ Zambia‚ Ghana‚ Nigeria‚ Uganda‚ Swaziland‚ India and Malaysia.

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