10/12/2014
China is Zimbabwe’s third largest trading partner after South Africa and the European Union, and until recently was the biggest buyer of its tobacco. In 2013, trade between China and Zimbabwe amounted to $1.1 billion.
10/12/2014
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved a EUR 10 million equity investment in the African compartment of the Moringa Private Equity Fund.
10/10/2014
Among the partners are the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), manager of the Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) and 26 others, including governments.
10/09/2014
All the Kenyan farmers have shifted to making barley because brewers are paying higher prices for what makes beer.
10/09/2014
Global elite law firm establishes presence South Africa
Johannesburg has become a key hub for local and international banks
10/08/2014
Masilela was also paid the previous year’s short-term incentives, which amounted to 2.4 million rand.
10/08/2014
We are trying to see the advantages of moving to a more regulated market
10/08/2014
This will be a timely event that aims to show case investment opportunities in Africa and Middle East as a practical and significant stride towards opening new markets that will encourage investment and trade between the two regions.
10/08/2014
The Board of Governors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) through its private sector window approved a $12 million line of credit (LOC) equivalent in Nigerian Naira (NGN) to LAPO Microfinance Bank (LAPO MfB) in Nigeria.
10/07/2014
He explained the centrality of best practice in building the country’s financial service industry
10/06/2014
Today the JSE launched the first currency futures which track the exchange rate between the Rand and select African currencies.
10/06/2014
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) says it is supporting Direct Market Access (DMA) as an interim step to the implementation of the phase 1 Sponsored Access for the West African Capital Market Integration (WACMI) programme.
10/06/2014
Annual life insurance premiums amount to just 1 percent of Kenya's economic output of $42.6 billion, while only about 4 percent of the population estimated at 40 million have life cover.
10/06/2014
Currency futures allow investors as well as importers and exporters to protect themselves against the currency movement in the foreign country
10/03/2014
Interdealer broker Tradition has launched a new suite of African FX futures in partnership with the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and South African bank Absa Capital.
10/01/2014
For start-up firms sourcing talent can also be a significant challenge
10/01/2014
More states in Africa seem keen on joining the global Islamic finance sector, which is projected to be worth $2 trillion by the end of 2014.
09/30/2014
Retirement Fund Solutions now administers assets of N$14,5 billion on behalf of 35 000 members.
09/30/2014
Small asset management companies have witnessed significant erosion in their assets under fixed maturity plans, or FMPs following the adverse tax changes to debt mutual funds announced in the Union Budget in July.
09/29/2014
Kenyan real estate developers were urged on Wednesday to embrace Chinese innovation to meet the demand of housing in the country.