07/29/2019
It is hoped that the 55-nation African Continental Free Trade Area – the largest bloc since the creation of the World Trade Organization in 1994 – will help unlock Africa’s long-stymied economic potential by boosting intra-regional trade
07/26/2019
The last decade has seen a significant ‘brain drain’ in South Africa’s construction sector.
07/26/2019
Old Mutual to invest in transport, power and energy projects across sub-Saharan Africa.
07/25/2019
“Stanbic Bank provided UAP with the entire amount,” a source said.
07/25/2019
The agreement allows Sompo to continue to expand its Japanese influence and investment in Africa and specifically in East Africa where Kenya is attracting substantial Japanese investment interest.
07/24/2019
The bank’s financing pipeline in the rest of Africa has now grown beyond the R4.5bn mark.
07/24/2019
The reason for China’s attack of cold feet might lie in the project’s high profile.
07/24/2019
Over the course of the last six years, a total of more than 1 000 PE deals – worth in excess of US$25 billion – have been concluded in Africa and close to 200 those have taken place in the East Africa region.
07/24/2019
Many African property investors are expecting the gradual roll-out of REITs across Africa to deliver several benefits
07/23/2019
China’s largest ride-hailing platform is about to bookend Asia.
07/22/2019
The stock market had traded negative in six of the seven past trading sessions, causing panicky investors to invoke open market orders and dump stocks at lower prices.
07/18/2019
The InsuResilience Investment Fund and Royal Exchange General Insurance Company have signed an agreement according to which the Fund will acquire a 39.25% equity stake and appoint nominees to the Board of Directors.
07/18/2019
Bond seen as test for creation of conservation debt market
07/17/2019
Moving more GEPF cash offshore could send shockwaves through South Africa’s listed companies, many of which count the PIC as its biggest shareholder.
07/16/2019
FDI inflows have risen due to advances in regional integration, the digital economy, infrastructure development and agribusiness
07/16/2019
“Ebase is a well-established investment platform and leader in the digitisation of wealth management solutions, known for its performance in the German financial services market,” Durham adds.
07/14/2019
The agreement has already been ratified by 27 of Africa’s 55 countries, with Eritrea the only one yet to sign.
07/12/2019
In April this year, 14 leading global financial institutions came together to create the Trade Finance Distribution Initiative in an effort to establish the US$25 trillion trade finance industry as a more appealing asset class for institutional investors.
07/12/2019
Bonds from six African countries are among the 10 best performers this year Read more at: //economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/70185318.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst
07/12/2019
Oxfam noted that the region has seen impressive economic growth in the past two decades, and in a few countries, this has been matched by a significant reduction in poverty levels.