11/15/2018
Discovery to launch new bank today
The Post Bank is planning to extend its services to become a full-service bank that can accept deposits.
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11/14/2018
South Africa's MTN aims to offer mobile banking in Nigeria next year
MTN aims to offer mobile banking in Nigeria next year
11/14/2018
CISI and Nigerian Stock Exchange partnership provides training boost for Africa-based finance professionals
The CISI is the 45,000 strong, global not-for-profit professional body with members in over 100 countries.
11/12/2018
London Stock Exchange Group Launches Reports On African Capital Markets
The reports will be launched at the African Investment Forum in Johannesburg.
11/12/2018
It’s the right time to diversify offshore
“South Africans are vulnerable at the moment."
11/12/2018
Offshore investing, retirement and estate planning
The performance of emerging markets and developed economies are not necessarily correlated.
11/12/2018
Wealthy Nigerians can invest in a second passport for ease of global mobility- Habila Malgwi
Today, Arton’s global operations are spread in over 15 offices around the world and have helped attract over US $3 billion foreign direct investment to countries, with 12 different CIPs available for investors.
11/09/2018
UK to give Angola $920m for projects
Angola, Africa's leading oil exporter, has a population of 26 million, majority of them impoverished, and surviving on less than $2 per day.
11/09/2018
Africa Investment Forum Calls for Increased Investments Into Pension Funds On the Continent
"So far, we have invested US$25 billion in infrastructure private equity, housing, and pension funds",
11/09/2018
Lusophone Africa sets sight on US$5 billion in projects under new Development Finance Compact
Lusophone countries in Africa have huge resources like oil and gas, yet human development is low, and infrastructure development is low."
11/09/2018
Discovery's directors to partially fund FirstRand deal
Financial services group directors want to subscribe for R240m of new Discovery shares between them
11/09/2018
Multibillion dollar investments to be revealed at Africa Investment Forum
An additional $28-billion in investment projects, that have not yet moved to the boardroom sessions, are also being showcased at the gallery walks.
11/08/2018
WANTED: investors who are ready to seize the day in Africa
But the African Development Bank is tackling this problem head-on by removing barriers that have prevented investment finance from flowing into the continent.
11/06/2018
Ecobank Academy works to enhance Africa’s health systems through financial and leadership trainings
Creating the infrastructure to transform finance managers into leaders of change is the way forward.
11/06/2018
Insurance for SA's super rich proves to be tricky
Managing Director of Elite Risk Acceptances, Christelle Colman says that these individuals face unique insurance and personal risk management challenges – particularly in a high-crime climate such as South Africa.
11/05/2018
Africa should seize opportunity presented by CIIE – Standard Bank
Africa’s developing and emerging economies that rely on an open, inclusive and rules-based global system for the growth and development would benefit from the expo.
11/05/2018
Zimbabwe as a new gateway into Africa
Turning Zimbabwe into a gateway into Africa means establishing an Offshore Investment Centre with strong links to the Zimbabwe One-Stop-Investment Shop which processes investments.
11/05/2018
Access Bank promotes Africa’s initiatives
Art X Lagos is a cornerstone of both Lagos, and the international art calendar, and, with Access Bank, it strives to not only showcase artists, but enable them to reach their goals.
11/05/2018
China plans to sell off its African infrastructure debt to investors
I can see a good opportunity for banks to offload their loans to these long-term investors
11/05/2018
Corporate bond trading fizzles out at the bourse
Companies that invested in these bonds have had to make expensive write-offs of the paper, which in turn has raised the risk that buyers are associating with company bonds thus the decision to desist from buying existing paper in the market.