09/29/2014
New Development Bank could change global financial landscape
Officials have said they would like to launch the first lending activities in 2016.
09/29/2014
Officials have said they would like to launch the first lending activities in 2016.
09/26/2014
Al-Amoudi, born in Ethiopia to an Ethiopian mother and Saudi father, is one of the country’s largest foreign investors
09/26/2014
Stanbic IBTC Asset Management Limited has said that efforts at enhancing Nigerian capital market have been boosted with the introduction of Stanbic IBTC Exchange Traded Fund 30
09/26/2014
Strained economic conditions in the country are hampering the capacity of some small and medium-scale enterprises to access development financing from the country’s development partners.
09/25/2014
Not even the specter of a spillover of Islamic extremism from Somalia can dampen the atmosphere in Kenya, where commercial oil production is expected to begin in 2016 and discovery after discovery has made this the hottest and fastest-paced hydrocarbon sc
09/23/2014
Experts estimate Africa needs to invest between $10-20 billion annually through 2050 to prepare for a 2°C-warmer world.
09/23/2014
The competing stockbrokers were assessed on five core measures: costs; range of investments; trading tools; client education; and responsiveness and transparency.
09/23/2014
The Zimbabwean government has requested the services of consultants to develop an indicators manual and a development report as it moves to activate a youth grant from the African Development Bank (AfDB).
09/22/2014
Just one month later, Christie's sold a 101.73-carat diamond for $26.7 million. These auctions represent a trend of rising diamond prices that have Wall Street taking notice.
09/19/2014
London tops the list while the Hamptons and Palm Beach (US), Dubai and Monaco also feature prominently as sought-after holiday home investment choices among the world’s wealthy set.
09/19/2014
The inability of governments in the sub-region to finance growing infrastructural requirements in the sub-region -- mainly in the areas of transport, housing, power
09/19/2014
AIMA’s Council is elected every two years and is comprised of members from its three regions – the Americas, EMEA and Asia-Pacific.
09/19/2014
Global Islamic bond sales surged 37 percent this year as demand for debt that complies with Islam’s ban on interest lures first-time issuers.
09/17/2014
London listed Prudential PLC has acquired a Kenyan Life Insurance firm, Shield Assurance and plans to invest 1.5 billion shillings in the next 12 months and create 4,000 jobs.
09/17/2014
This is the fourth time they have hosted the BANKSETA delegation, further strengthening the ties between UAE and South Africa's banking community.
09/17/2014
In terms of number of schemes under management, Genesis Kenya had the highest with 97
09/16/2014
Proposals for a new London-listed mining spin-off worth £3bn hit the dust yesterday, as shareholders at one of the world’s top gold miners revolted over a $2.1bn rights issue key to the massive restructuring.
09/15/2014
In India, it plans to target diabetes patients.
09/14/2014
PineBridge Investments East Africa Ltd has been ranked as one of the wealthiest fund managers in Kenya with assets under its management estimated to be worth Sh158.9 billion.
09/12/2014
Africa Israel said the new series will go towards paying down older debt - principal and interest.