09/16/2020
Equities remain essential for growth
Many investment portfolios have been severely bruised in 2020, and it is understandable that investors are looking for perceived safe havens
Alternative Investments
09/16/2020
Holborn Assets offers investors a way out of South Africa's financial crunch
Holborn expects to see a greater need – and take-up – of its services as the government struggles to fund an ever-widening fiscal deficit. In response, concerns over the stability of the currency, local banks and capital markets instruments ar
09/15/2020
Tanzania eyes Qatari investments in its ICT, energy, other sectors, says envoy
Rajab said the embassy of Tanzania also partnered with Qatari company KON in organising the forum to promote other products like minerals, beef, coffee, spices, honey, and essential oils, which ‘are in high demand in the Qatar market.’
09/15/2020
Swissquote MEA announces opportunity for smart long-term investments in gold
Gold Active Trading Certificate offers clients a smarter way to invest in precious metal using long-term and covered call strategies
09/14/2020
FBNQuest spotlights Private Equity as a viable Alternative Asset Class
…shares views on the economy and financial markets.
09/14/2020
Offshore exposure: no one-size-fits-all solution
Albert Coetzee looks at the intricacies of offshore investing and the implications for deceased estates.
09/14/2020
Women investors’ clout rises at the NSE
There were 1,000,955 registered male investors on the NSE as at June.
09/13/2020
Non-Performing loans in Nigerian Banks rise to N1.21 trillion in H1 2020
The Nigerian banking industry witnessed a 14% rise in NPLs) ending a 2-year trend of continued decline.
09/11/2020
Africa Data Centres to go ahead with Standard Bank site purchase
Apparently the financing involved a combination of equity and sold shares to existing shareholders, as well as debt.
09/11/2020
SA Multinationals Are Retreating Home But An Insurer Is Expanding Across Africa
Currency devaluations, weak logistics and political tensions have led to these new developments.
09/10/2020
NSE monthly equities turnover at year-low
The low share prices discourage selling, as those doing so would likely be taking on a loss.
09/10/2020
Sanlam posts profit rise, to expand across Africa
Headline earnings per share up 10%.
09/10/2020
African Private Sector Upbeat About the Future but Demands Fairer and More Transparent Global Trading System
The survey covered a number of areas which revealed a general consensus that the current rules penalise the African continent and its private sector. 86.6% of the respondents understand the role of the WTO in global trade.
09/10/2020
Green and blue building blocks for a sustainable economy in Mauritius
Green bonds represent a way for issuers to raise money specifically for environmentally friendly projects – such as renewable energy or clean transport.
09/09/2020
Cash circulation up to Sh219bn as savings rate falls
The low returns on savings act as a catalyst for people to save less and cash out on their savings and opt to hold their cash in assets with better returns.
09/09/2020
Namibia: Insurance Industry Records N$12 Billion in Free Assets
There are currently 16 life insurance companies registered and operating in Namibia.
09/09/2020
Sanlam Group, have pledged to provide excellent services.
They made the pledge at their virtual Brokers Forum that cut across Nigeria and South Africa.
09/09/2020
Liquid Telecom seals another big South African acquisition
The transaction is understood to have taken over a year to conclude as the South African competition regulators reviewed Liquid’s massive presence in the country’s data center business.
09/08/2020
African Development Bank partners with Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa as sponsor of virtual African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF)
AGRF online will convene the most senior decision-makers of governments in the same digital space as grassroots players along the agricultural value chain
09/08/2020
Algeria to launch Islamic insurance, open banks in Africa
The authorities have also said they will open the door for the private sector to set up banks, part of reforms pledged by President Abdelmadjid Tebboune in the banking sector.