04/12/2016
China launched the market for Pandas - yuan-denominated bonds sold by overseas entities on the mainland - in 2005 but only a handful of foreign entities have raised debt there.
04/12/2016
On top of population growth, Kotecha said that there was a significant movement from rural to urban regions, accompanied by higher per capita income.
04/12/2016
According to Awolowo, two African nations which currently contributed a very insignificant percentage of the gold trade are Kenya and Rwanda.
04/11/2016
“Africa is fast becoming an important profit driver for some of the largest multinational consumer based companies,” says Insync’s Monik Kotech.
04/08/2016
This business unit, Mushosho said, would use a group lending model for its business.
04/08/2016
The research found that only 20% of participants were aware of the value of their investment when they retired. Experts say that by then it will be too late to try and catch up if their investment has not performed well.
04/08/2016
Namibia remains one of the most unequal societies in the world and faces significant socio-economic challenges.
04/08/2016
The Hospital Cash Plan, which is the first of its kind in Ghana, provides financial support to customers who suffer some form of income loss due to hospitalization.
04/07/2016
Silafrica Plastics and Packaging, the leading East African company in its sector, has received a boost in the form of recent private equity investment by AfricInvest, a deal which also gave a lift to the East African corporate practice of UK law firm Clyd
04/06/2016
Today’s launch is also testament to Casablanca Stock Exchange’s commitment to supporting Moroccan SMEs
04/06/2016
Central bank governor John Mangudya appealed to the public this week to limit their use of cash and opt for plastic money.
04/05/2016
Zuma has denied numerous allegations of the Guptas wielding undue influence.
04/05/2016
There are expectations that investors will question alleged misuse of funds from a $2 billion Eurobond, with five and 10 year maturities, the country raised in June 2014.
04/04/2016
Economic citizenship is when an individual goes through the process of naturalisation in a second country on account of his/her financial investment into that country’s economy.
04/04/2016
Despite the difficulties, some African Eurobonds have been outperforming, thanks in part to the bounce in oil and metals but also on the back of some potential turnaround stories, something all investors love.
04/03/2016
The report said 2015 was a "difficult year" but the SIA had "managed to protect its capital in a harsh and volatile market environment".
03/31/2016
In 2013, Afreximbank had disbursed over $ 220m to Congolese entities, says Afreximbank’s president
03/30/2016
K-rep bank plans to invest at least Sh750 million of which Sh400 million will be used to revamp its information Technology systems
03/29/2016
Strategies include fundamental long/short equity, relative-value pairs, event-driven strategies and short-term opportunities.
03/29/2016
The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) held the inaugural session of its new Africa Advisory Group on 21 March.