03/02/2018
Afreximbank plans $1 billion share sale over next five years
The bank is completing the filing process with the local bourse and depository.
Alternative Investments
03/01/2018
Arise takes stake in Mozambique’s Moza bank
Arise is a company set up by the Norwegian Development Assistance Fund
03/01/2018
Zimbabwean Billionaire Strive Masiyiwa Acquires Stake In IFlix
Strive Masiyiwa is Zimbabwe’s first billionaire with a fortune FORBES estimates at $1.7 billion.
02/26/2018
Entrepreneur launches SA’s first online skills portal for graduates
The result was SkillsRus, which is as “easy to use as a dating platform”.
02/26/2018
China Development Bank promises investment into specific sectors of Nigerian economy
Nigeria is a great power in terms of politics and economy,and there has been several areas of cooperation between both countries,especially since Apric 2016
02/21/2018
The Congo to start debt-relief talks after borrowing $2bn
The Congo has recently appointed investment bank Lazard as an advisor to help it renegotiate debts
02/21/2018
National Treasury to assist state-owned companies
To confront these issues, we will assist them to develop and implement robust turnaround plans
02/20/2018
Islamic Development Bank to join forces with China-led AIIB
Partnership aims to address infrastructure funding gap in Africa
02/19/2018
Sukuk Issuance in Africa: A Prospect for Further Growth
Sukuk has proven its viability and dynamism as a global product for fund-raising and investment activities in the international financial markets and this has been a key driver behind the interest in Islamic finance.
02/19/2018
Vizor Supervisory Solution Launched by the Pensions and Insurance Authority of Zambia
Furthering their mission to regulate the conduct of the pensions and insurance industry in order to protect stakeholder interests, the Pensions and Insurance Authority of Zambia “go live” with Vizor Software.
02/19/2018
How the defined retirement scheme works in Kenya
To understand the key difference between how a DB and a DC scheme operates, you simply have to look at the name.
02/13/2018
Investments on education ins South Africa proving successful
Last year, the metric pass rates of the 10 schools rose to 92%, surpassing the national average of 75.1%.
02/13/2018
Ethiopia’s Clean Energy Surge & International investment
This serves as a vital reminder that Ethiopia’s surge in clean energy projects are being heavily funded by western institutions and, to a great extent, rightfully so.
02/12/2018
GNAT urges teachers to take advantage of Third Tier Pension Scheme
He was addressing members of the Volta Regional Charter of the Association in Ho during a workshop on the Scheme.
02/12/2018
Nigeria’s pension revolution
PTAD will later transfer the information on the forms to its electronic database.
02/12/2018
Capria Network to raise $200m by December 2018
Since launching in 2015, Capria has reviewed more than 450 fund proposals and partnered with 11 fund managers that form the global Capria Network
02/09/2018
Zim to get $1.5bn package to boost foreign investment
Of the amount, $1bn will go towards the guarantees while the balance of $500m will go towards liquidity support.
02/08/2018
The World Bank’s role in the systematic looting of Africa
A new World Bank reports documents the continent’s impoverishment by rampant minerals, oil and gas extraction — but the bank enforces policies that feed it
02/06/2018
Now Ocorian to acquire biz services company in Mauritius
All 275 staff currently employed by ABAX will join Ocorian, the company said in a statement today.
02/05/2018
Foreign investors in comeback on Zimbabwe Stock Exchange
Yes, it’s true that foreigners moved from a net selling position to net buyers after the inauguration of president Mnangagwa