07/01/2014
The survey considered six countries regarded as ‘key’ on the continent, comparing costs of startups in their first year, including administrative costs (sales, business, permits, legal, accounting and travel), office space, as well as hiring o
07/01/2014
This, it argued supports the World Bank commentary that profitability and policy would be the deciding factors in attracting investment into Nigeria.
07/01/2014
There’s a well-developed healthcare system too, so foreigners are assured of a high standard of medical treatment in an emergency.
06/29/2014
ICT investment management firm, Convergence Partners, says it will open up a new office in Lagos later in the year, as it targets African markets
06/27/2014
Debts that were to mature early will be rescheduled by a further three to five years
06/26/2014
The bond issue on Irish Stock Exchange Monday last week comprised of a five-year Sh43.73 billion($500 million) and the 10-year Sh131.21 billion($1.5 billion) with a yield of 5.875 and 6.875 per cent, respectively.
06/25/2014
The Namibian short term business was, in effect, largely treated as an extension
06/25/2014
The Nigerian Stock Exchange has said it is yet to grant approval to First Bank of Nigeria Life Limited, a subsidiary of FBN Holding and Sanlam of South Africa of the acquisition of Oasis Insurance Plc.
06/24/2014
Maitland has recently developed a Luxembourg Management Company (Manco) white labelled solution which we will launch at this event
06/24/2014
Alexander Forbes To List On JSE
The company said the name of the firm will be changed from Alexander Forbes Equity Holdings Proprietary Limited to Alexander Forbes Group Holdings Limited.
06/24/2014
East African financial service firm to acquire Real Insurance
The group, which control operations in Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda has received approvals from regulators in Kenya, but said it awaits same from the other countries where Real Insurance operates to ensure completion of the transaction by mid-July.
06/24/2014
Economic reforms are fostering the growth of retirement assets and making the region’s nascent pension fund industry an attractive target for Western investors.
06/24/2014
The implementation of pControl has enabled Curo to deliver more efficient and flexible administration service across a number of complex processes such as net-asset-value (NAV) unit pricing, cash allocation and rebalancing, unitised order management and i
06/23/2014
The Standard Chartered MNI Business Sentiment Indicator provides insight into business conditions
06/23/2014
The plant, Mr Larbie observed, would run on gas, light crude and diesel
06/20/2014
Signing ceremony presided by His Majesty King Mohammed VI of Morocco
06/19/2014
UK-based mining giant may sell South African platinum mines: Deutsche Bank
Some mining industry participants are looking in general at merger and acquisition opportunities in the platinum industry
06/18/2014
Kenya has reduced the fees to enter its national parks and landing charges at Mombasa and Malindi airports in efforts to recover any tourism damage from the Foreign & Commonwealth Office's to parts of the country.
06/16/2014
Sterling Bank introduces social lending scheme
The scheme, according to him, provides a platform for online fans
06/16/2014
JPMorgan launches emerging markets opportunities fund
JPMorgan Asset Management India today announced the launch of JPMorgan Emerging Markets Opportunities Equity Offshore Fund, an open ended fund of funds scheme that seeks to provide long term capital growth to its investors.