06/20/2019
The group invests in financial institutions to advance financial inclusion and bring better access to affordable finance for individuals and SMEs, helping them to strengthen their communities.
06/20/2019
The highest quality diamonds in the world are found in our ocean
06/19/2019
World Bank says the government of Ghana will need $1 billion (GH¢5.5 billion) to complete the reforms in the Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs) and Saving and Loans (S&L) companies.
06/19/2019
Mweheire delivered the keynote address where he positioned the East Africa region as the next investment frontier for oil and gas.
06/19/2019
Uganda is the latest East African country seeking listing of foreign companies through legislation, after Kenya and Tanzania.
06/17/2019
This has positioned Africa as a strategic investment hub.
06/17/2019
Uganda’s fiscal deficit is significantly above the 3 per cent ceiling agreed with the International Monetary Fund in the charter for fiscal responsibility.
06/17/2019
Financial analysts have severally said that Nigeria might need to tilt towards an informal driven economy to create more employment and significantly reduce poverty.
06/17/2019
Headquartered in Lomé, Togo, the bank said it had received high demand, with the bond oversubscribed with interest from investors across Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Africa, as well as the United States and United Kingdom.
06/15/2019
Experts said that Nigeria’s informal sector is a sleeping giant with a potential estimated at $240 billion largely untapped.
06/14/2019
Truestone Impact Investment Management has already raised close to $100 million
06/13/2019
Centum also said it planned to invest an extra Ksh10-15 billion via its private equity arm in the next five years. The company said it would look to invest in sectors it was already familiar with.
06/13/2019
The ceremony was aimed at celebrating Old Mutual’s deep African roots and its commitment to championing financial inclusion, education and prosperity in Nigeria and on the continent.
06/13/2019
In addition to being a strategic partner to the management team who hold the remaining shares, OMPE will also provide capital to support the growth of the Footgear business.
06/13/2019
The impact investor took a huge leap to open a hub in Stockholm three years ago, and now it eyes the East African country’s entrepreneurship sector.
06/12/2019
The Outlook predicts that Africa can add 4.5% to its GDP, provided that governments do away with bilateral tariffs and non-tariff barriers and keep rules of origin simple.
06/12/2019
Total client deposits at African branches of Moroccan banks reached $20 billion.
06/12/2019
The pledges were made at a high-level donor round table convened by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation
06/12/2019
No one region dominated this year’s awards although there was a call from the organisers for greater effort to ensure banking was more inclusive, both in terms of gender representation across senior management in banks and lending to the small and m
06/09/2019
The bond was oversubscribed with strong demand from international investors in the United Kingdom, United States, Europe, Middle East, Asia and Africa