10/23/2018
Manuel: Send VBS perpetrators to jail
Financial literacy is very difficult
Comment, Analysis & Research
10/22/2018
The Three Major Factors That Boost Up Fintect Sector in Kenya
Based on the economic sector, the growth in Kenya is one of the fastest in South of the Sahara.
10/22/2018
What awaits Kenya in migration to new generation currency
The excitement around the new currency led to some artworks circulating online, which were however swiftly disowned by the bank.
10/18/2018
How SA compares to UAE in terms of ICT growth
The interesting dynamic about the UAE is that a lot of these shifts that we see in terms of transformation are being led by the public sector, compared to other countries where it is the private sector that leads digital transformation programmes and proj
10/18/2018
Sanlam to acquire Saham Finances for $1.1bn
The company’s total investment in Saham Finances now sits at almost $1.7bn.
10/17/2018
Report ranks KCB, bourse top in governance
The report ranks the three listed entities as the highest with each scoring 85.4 per cent.
10/15/2018
Ghanaian public asked to trust financial institutions for the economy to thrive
Mr. Asmah was speaking at the official opening of the third branch of the Amenfiman Rural Bank in Ashanti, at Suame in Kumasi.
10/15/2018
Pension fund infrastructure investments rose by 600% in 20 months – Dahir-Umar
Since assumption of duty as acting director general in April, 2017, we have remained focused on the commission’s key priorities which are aimed at improving the Nigerian pension landscape.
10/15/2018
Setting up the Sovereign Wealth Fund made easier by Mboweni's appointment
The note was developed out of research conducted under the auspices of the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) of South Africa.
10/12/2018
Banks, pension schemes top finance sector sources for real estate funding
That brought banks’ total loans in the sector - whose growth slumped to a six-year low in 2017 - to Sh371.65 billion, data from central bank’s stability report shows.
10/12/2018
FBNQuest wins multiple awards, shines at emea finance 2018 african banking awards
The firm is ranked among the country’s top public Fund Managers by the Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
10/12/2018
South Africa’s ‘gold’ bank accounts compared
The banking profiles are split into low-income groups (12-17 transactions), middle income groups (25 transactions) and higher income groups (30 transactions).
10/11/2018
East Africa will struggle to pay off international debt post-2020
The latest data from Bloomberg shows that Kenya will have its first Eurobond repayment obligations next year, with its second one coming in 2021.
10/10/2018
Kenya ranked fifth wealthiest country in Africa
Nairobi is also included on the list of wealthiest cities in the continent, coming in at sixth position on the report.
10/10/2018
Taking a proactive approach to occupational fraud
Research has shown that the typical fraudster is more likely to be male than female
10/10/2018
Special report: Is Zimbabwe finally on the road to recovery?
Post-Mugabe Zimbabwe is at a crossroads.
10/09/2018
A tale of two cities: Johannesburg and Cape Town – Izard
The two main cities in South Africa, Johannesburg and Cape Town offer two very different but attractive settings for property investment.
10/08/2018
Allan Greenblo: IPPP can light the way for better public-private partnerships
The private sector will be invited to enter into “meaningful partnerships” with the government in the infrastructure fund, Ramaphosa said.
10/08/2018
Pension burden as State to spend Sh104bn on retirees in two years
Civil servants will from this month be deducted 7.5 per cent of their salaries for their pension scheme as the country struggles to meet the rising public servants retirement costs.
10/08/2018
An unpredictable business climate worries investors
The situation has been worsened by State agencies’ delay in inspecting imported raw materials, culminating in hefty demurrage charges that have also seen the government impose a 20 per cent tax.