04/24/2015
Luxury property agents in London reveal that Nigerians are the biggest buyers in the London luxury property market among other Africans, having spent for their new glamorous homes in British capital nearly $400 million in the last three years.
04/23/2015
As the four biggest lenders sought to refinance maturing securities and meet international rules on liquidity.
04/23/2015
Over the last seven years Bamboo Finance has built one of the largest and most diversified portfolios of financial inclusion private equity investments; representing 31 companies, 22 countries, $195 million and a track record of successful exits.
04/22/2015
SA’s largest retirement fund administrator, Alexander Forbes, has announced it is working on making an acquisition in Ghana within a year.
04/22/2015
Specifically, Japan plans to assist the promotion of the Japanese "kosen"
04/21/2015
NEW entrants in the financial services sector are attracting companies to consider joint ventures with the technology start-ups to stay competitive, while they also compete globally to retain their top people.
04/20/2015
A selloff that made Mauritius equities the worst performers in Africa this year risks deepening as a probe into an alleged Ponzi scheme involving one of the Indian Ocean island’s banks and insurers damp investor sentiment.
04/20/2015
Redefine Properties, SA’s third-biggest real estate investment trust, hopes the takeover of Fountainhead Property Trust will be finalised by August
04/20/2015
The electricity utility is bleeding cash for its new build programme, the massively delayed and over budget Kusile and Medupi power stations
04/17/2015
The Central Bank of Nigeria applied rules and restrictions to stabilise the naira
04/16/2015
The purpose of the mission was to introduce both Ghanaian and Qatari firms to their common markets
04/16/2015
Rapid urbanisation and growing consumer wealth on the African continent is providing numerous opportunities for investors wanting to gain exposure to retail and office property developments north of South Africa.
04/15/2015
Foreign investors are buying South African bonds at the fastest pace on record in April after spurning the nation’s debt for two months
04/14/2015
The Bank leverages FirstBank’s international network, business expertise
04/13/2015
VAM Funds enters South Africa with 11 funds
Luxembourg-domiciled fund manager VAM Funds has entered the South African market, launching 11 funds in the region.
04/13/2015
A change in liquidity rules is prompting the banks to review the status of the preference shares
04/13/2015
The Abraaj Group a leading investor operating in global growth markets, today announced the final close of its third dedicated Sub-Saharan Africa private equity fund at US$ 990 million.
04/13/2015
The IFC is a member of the World Bank Group.
04/13/2015
The government said in a memo to parliament in March it had started talks over the loan with a consortium including Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Belstar Capital and hoped to complete it before July.
04/13/2015
The Fundo Soberano de Angola today announced the launch of five dedicated investment funds