02/24/2015
Kwanji FX Initiates Partnership with East Atlantic, Targeting Emerging Markets
Kwanji, an FX B2B international trading platform, has launched a strategic partnership with global payments and treasury solutions provider
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02/24/2015
Bob Geldof's 8 Miles fund buys stake in Ugandan bank
Bob Geldof's African private equity fund said on Tuesday it has acquired a 42 percent stake in Orient Bank, a medium-sized Ugandan commercial bank to tap into a growing economy and a largely unbanked population
02/23/2015
Thomson Reuters Hosts 4th Trading Africa Summit in March
Thomson Reuters, the world's leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, today announced that the 4th Trading Africa Summit will take place on March 4th & 5th in Cape Town, South Africa
02/23/2015
Cote D'ivoire to Launch Eurobond
Joining CNBC Africa for more is Samir Gadio, head of Africa strategy at Standard Chartered Ban
02/22/2015
Virgin Active warms up to Johannesburg IPO
Virgin Active has hired South Africa-based Standard Bank Group Ltd to list the British health and fitness chain on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange
02/22/2015
African bond index launched by AfDB and Bloomberg
Bank announced last year it will expand its financial support to Egypt
02/20/2015
Morocco's Attijariwafa Bank in talks to buy remaining SIB stake
Morocco Attijariwafa Bank is in talks with the Ivory Coast government to buy an additional stake in Societe Ivoirienne de Banque (SIB), its chief executive officer said on Thursday.
02/20/2015
South Africa’s Second Stock Exchange Planning for October Debut
Rules in July that changed how over-the-counter trading can be done in South Africa opened the door to a group of companies led by Bravura to set up a second exchange.
02/19/2015
South Africa’s Bravura Applies for Second Bourse Rivaling JSE
Bravura Equity Services (Pty) Ltd. is working with a group of international partners to apply for a license to operate a stock exchange in South Africa that would rival the 128-year-old Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
02/17/2015
Namibian pension fund invests heavily in local markets
Regulation 28 seeks to curtail capital flight from the country and encourage domestic investment.
02/17/2015
After Old Mutual entry, what next for UAP
Old Mutual are our strategic investors and also our shareholders
02/17/2015
Breaking the bank: Bitcoins hit Africa's money transfer traditions
CNN Marketplace Africa covers the macro trends impacting the region and also focuses on the continent's key industries and corporations
02/16/2015
Equity banking group cross-lists in Rwanda
He asked the group to take advantage and leadership of the capital markets integration initiative because of the success of business they have had over the last few years which has been able to enhance the welfare of very many people.
02/13/2015
Tanzania: Real Estate Tops List for Badea Funding
The situation in the country is perhaps as good if not better than it has been in the past two decades
02/13/2015
Zambia: Kapumpa Markets Zambia in Korea
KRX Senior Vice-President for Emerging Market Development Steve Dae-Chun Kim said his Exchange was ready to partner with LuSE.
02/12/2015
Atlas Mara completes acquisition of shares from former executives
ATLAS Mara has completed the acquisition of the remaining 414 455 shares held by three former BancABC executives who left the institution at the end of December
02/12/2015
Standard Bank wins South African mandate
Advances in technology have enabled custodians to expand product solutions well beyond their traditional roles of settlement and safekeeping
02/12/2015
Standard Bank Arranges US$1.25 Billion Eskom Bond Sale to International Investors
Johannesburg-based Standard Bank has partnered with Eskom to sell US$1.25 billion 10 year fixed rate bonds into the international capital markets
02/11/2015
GEPF chooses Standard Bank to provide Master Custody
Advances in technology have enabled custodians to expand product solutions well beyond their traditional roles of settlement and safekeeping
02/09/2015
BRICS to pursue Green Global Fund with World Bank cooperation
In a significant move by BRICS, environment ministers of the five member countries are to meet in Moscow in April to discuss taking forward the proposal for creating a Green Global Fund in cooperation with the World Bank to support initiatives that are en