09/09/2018
'Win-win for all' as Chinese invest in Africa
Chinese help to build infrastructure in Africa vital to continent's industrialisation: Analysts
Comment, Analysis & Research
09/07/2018
Credit Suisse chief denies he will run in Ivory Coast election
The paper said he cited his “long-term commitment” as head of Credit Suisse, which is in the final year of a three-year revamp he initiated to focus more on wealth management and less on investment banking.
09/07/2018
Why the billions China is pouring into Africa might not be smart money
Richard Harris says China is lending and pledging billions to Africa
09/06/2018
Merrill Lynch slashes SA’s growth forecast on recession news
Weak growth means risks of fiscal slippage, says the bank, adding that uncertainty around land reform continues ‘to deter investment’
09/06/2018
Profits at Bob Diamond’s Africa bank business double despite economic slowdown
Atlas Mara said it benefited from improved performance in Union Bank of Nigeria.
09/05/2018
Is there a cheaper alternative to hedge funds?
One that most local investors are already using?
09/05/2018
Global options for local investors, fund managers and businesses
Plans allow diversification into international markets and protection against depreciation in the rand.
09/05/2018
Opinion: UK’s ambition to invest in Africa is an opportunity for blended finance
It is also the latest example of a trend where governments are turning to innovative finance, mobilizing the private sector to make their development funds achieve larger impact.
09/05/2018
Africa and its Antiquated Banking: Bitcoin The Solution?
South Africa demonstrates incredible potential to becoming a leader in blockchain development in Africa
09/04/2018
Interview: Sunil Kaushal, Standard Chartered Bank
We are the only international bank with major presence from China and South Asia to the Middle East and Africa.
09/03/2018
Strategic partnerships and investments key to Africa’s economic transformation
The AIF will bring together project sponsors, lenders, fund managers and investors, to attract investment and capital for development, projects in Africa.
08/31/2018
StanChart CEO Winters Wants to `Take a Look' at Ethiopia Banking
The problem is that it’s entirely closed to foreign banks.
08/31/2018
China dispels saddling Africa with debt
China’s total commitments are expected to exceed the $60 billion that President Xi Jinping pledged in Johannesburg in 2015.
08/30/2018
Testing times ahead for Standard Bank
But CEO Sim Tshabalala believes the bank’s Africa business will propel it back to the top of the sector
08/30/2018
African firms urged to make S'pore a base in the region
Chan Chun Sing also tells forum that aviation agreements would help enable business links
08/30/2018
Media need to be less reticent to tackle fund manager fees
The financial media have an important role to play in educating lay investors about factors that determine their pension payout, writes Steven Nathan
08/29/2018
Financial experts call for divergence of funding devices in Kenya
The products offer investors with cash a chance to invest at a rate of about 18 percent per annum, an equivalent to what the fund takers, such as real estate developers, would have to pay to get funds from the banks, said Cytonn in a brief on Monday.
08/29/2018
Directors' duties in respect to mitigating, adapting to risks of climate change
These far-reaching provisions clearly suggest that directors’ fiduciary duties will be interpreted to encompass the risks that climate change poses for an organisation
08/29/2018
First post-Brexit trade pact emerges on May’s Africa trade mission
The Prime Minister is visiting South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya.
08/28/2018
Orchards' earnings decline, Sanlam in profit warning
During the period under review, revenue increased by 6.15 per cent to Sh34.2 million from Sh32.2 million recorded in half-year period of 2017.