06/04/2015
Former Standard Chartered board member to launch Africa-Asia private equity fund
"It's an arc connecting Indonesia to South Africa, very much focused on the South-South flows,"
06/04/2015
Liberty Holdings plans to sell some of its African Bank Investments debt
06/03/2015
Jubilee Insurance Kenya CEO Patrick Tumbo has been named CEO of the year
06/03/2015
British insurer Old Mutual Plc. announced that it has received all regulatory approvals for its acquisition
06/03/2015
Ecobank Kenya Limited has entered into the bancassurance segment with the launch of EcoInsurance Agency Limited.
06/02/2015
The two critical questions are how faithful has the country been, and how more dedicated can the nation be in this cause to be one of the leading economies in 2050?
05/29/2015
Canter said the underlying core problem was that institutional investors didn't "seem to understand that and they don't negotiate with counter parties
05/29/2015
African Bank has delayed the publication of its financial results due to talks over its restructuring
05/28/2015
The reasons for South Africa’s dismal NRR have been debated at length over the past few years
05/28/2015
A condotel near the beach in Bali, eco-friendly commercial space in Dhaka and affordable luxury living in Addis Ababa.
05/25/2015
Old Mutual targeted high net-worth customers in China, giving it just 100 000 clients
05/22/2015
Sanlam will pay $11.6 million for the stake in Masawara Investments Mauritius Limited, which runs a life and short-term insurance and asset management business. MIM is a unit of AIM-listed Masawara Plc
05/21/2015
The bank intends to raise KES 10 billion ($10.3 million) from the first tranche with a Green Shoe Option of KES 2 billion.
05/19/2015
BitPesa’s service allows anyone to send money to any Tanzanian phone number and charges a flat 3 percent on all its transfers. The service also promises the money will arrive instantly.
05/18/2015
Standard Chartered Bank Botswana and Botswana Insurance Company (BIC) have formed a partnership aimed at providing the bank's clients with general insurance products
05/18/2015
Increased interest in West African oil from European countries has made London a center for oil Tycoons from Nigeria and other countries in the region to reach and meet their clients. They use London as their base to travel on to other European markets.
05/18/2015
Only entrepreneurship can create opportunity where none seemingly exists
05/15/2015
FTSE Group, the global index provider has developed the FTSE Nigeria Investable Pension Fund Benchmark
05/15/2015
The GFF consists of financing from the GFF Trust Fund (currently funded at $800 million), the Bank’s International Development Assistance, and the International Bank of Reconstruction and Development.
05/15/2015
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