Managers of Wealth Africa

February is going to be a difficult one, says Godongwana

“I can tell you now, we are operating in a fairly constrained fiscal space, so the message we are likely to put across in February is going to be a difficult one.”

Big pay hike for domestic workers coming in 2024 – here’s how much you could be paying

The CPI is a measure of the change in prices as paid by consumers for goods and services over time

A sharp rise in domestic debt service cost

The main factor behind the mounting debt service burden is the significant rise of 133% y/y

SA’s big banks to help boost state capacity, says Basa

Basa chair says banks cannot sit on the sidelines but must contribute to reviving the economy

BOA Kenya expands lending to MSMEs

The global financier seeks to promote better competitiveness in the MSME finance market by demonstrating the commercial viability of lending to MSMEs and women-owned or led small, and medium enterprises.

Kenya’s economy to grow 5.2pc this year, says World Bank

Uganda will also benefit from infrastructure investment ahead of new oil production in 2025

Fidelity Bank Pursues N32bn New Equity From Shareholders

Fidelity Bank will be offering 3.2 billion ordinary shares of 50 kobo each to existing shareholders at N10 per share.

Kenya fourth-largest borrower of World Bank low-interest loans

Pakistan was the highest user of the kitty with $2.31 billion (Sh363.27 billion) followed by Bangladesh with $2.3 billion (Sh362.48 billion) and $2.14 billion (Sh336.48 billion) tapped by Tanzania.

SA manufacturer mood turns upbeat on stronger activity

Absa Group’s Purchasing Managers’ Index, compiled by the Bureau for Economic Research, climbed to 50.9 from 48.2 in November

Businesses in South Africa hoping for the best in 2024

The new sales orders index dropped slightly from 46.6 in November to 46.3 in December.

Fidelity Bank to List Rights Issue as Stock Price Gains 31% WoW

Shareholders of Fidelity Bank recently passed a resolution to increase its share capital from N16 billion to N22.6 billion

Foreign investors double stakes in Nigerian Market

The latest turnover is the highest in three years since October 2020.

Investors bailed on South Africa in 2023

The second quarter of 2023 saw non-South African residents make net purchases of JSE-listed bonds amounting to R22.1 billion.

Kenya’s Africa trade surplus hits new high of Sh121 billion

Official data shows traders sold goods worth Sh324.79 billion to African countries in the review period, a 20.86 percent jump over Sh268.73 billion in a similar period the year before.

Foreign investments in manufacturing sector drop by 54% — NBS

Manufacturers provide almost every infrastructure by themselves.

Here are your new banking fees for 2024

These prices are based on out-of-bundle transactions or a pay-as-you-go basis.

South Africa is in for a tough 2024

Even though the economy manage to scrape some growth, that does not mean that the issues are a thing of the past, Bishop warned.

SA business activity shrinks in December as Transnet woes persist

S&P Global SA PMI falls to 49 from 50 a month earlier

How dark offshore money has threatened democracy

Inequality within these countries has increased dramatically since the mid-1970s, with millions of people now feeling they have been left behind.

Where investors will make money in 2024

Equities were the worst performing major asset class in 2023 where the NSE shed Sh554 billion or 28 percent of its investor wealth, most of it (Sh418.7 billion) on the Safaricom stock — the largest on the market.

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