Managers of Wealth Africa

African Devt Bank Forecasts 2.1% GDP Growth for Nigeria in 2018

Bases projection on high oil prices, strong agricultural performance Vincent Obia

Frontier Markets Come Into Their Own as a $700 Billion Club

It’s also the priciest level since June 2014 compared with emerging-market equities.

African infrastructure is lagging behind

In his foreword in the report, AfDB president Akinwumi Adesina said the continent needed massive investments in infrastructure.

Islamic finance boosts intra-African trade

Afreximbank will act as the agent of ITFC and provide guarantees to ITFC to cover payment default by the companies.

Development: Everyone's a winner? How Impact investing can make money - And do good

The investment scheme, Energise Africa, is one example of so-called impact investing, where both financial and social returns - making improvements in people's lives - are created.

Too big for their boots?

“Shopping around until you get an opinion that you want to hear, rather than an opinion that you need to hear, is a very dangerous approach,” Doyer says.

‘Zim spent just $2bn on infrastructure since 2009’

The AfDB puts the cumulative estimates the figure at about $15 billion over five years while the World Bank estimates the required amount at $2 billion annually over a period of five years.

AfDB President Receives Liberia’s Highest National Award

The bank is credited with transforming the lives of Liberians through financing road and infrastructure projects

Uganda’s private sector remains stable

Readings above 50.0% signal an improvement in business conditions of the previous month, while readings below 50.0% show deterioration.

Private debt can help drive African growth

There are opportunities for investors that traditional capital markets cannot reach

Nigerian pension industry looks promising despite low penetration

The population of the country will likely spike to 431 million by 2050, based on World Bank estimates.

Kagame Beats Buhari to Win 2017 African of the Year Award

They are all true lovers of Africa, contributing passionately, sometimes imperfectly

Dearth of tech leadership killing companies

Has disruptive technology swept these organisations off their rails?

Navigating the african private equity lifecycle

For first time funds, the fee is typically higher at 2.5 percent, and it applies to the whole committed capital.

Dangote is Africa’s richest for seventh year – Forbes

Dangote was recently the only African selected among Bloomberg’s world 50 best persons in the year 2017.

Robo-advisor platform revenues to surge: report

The report further indicates that the increase of more interested parties will urge total assets under management by robo-advisors upwards to $4.1 trillion in 2022, from an estimated $330 billion in 2017.

World Bank Predicts African Economy To Grow By 3.2% In 2018

The World Bank forecasts Africa’s average economic growth to rise to 3.2 percent in 2018 and to 3.5% in 2019

Kenya’s new tax on betting highest in region, says PwC

Developed nations of Germany (five per cent), Las Vegas (6.5) and Canada (20) have significantly lower rates than the Kenyan one which became effective from January 1.

Investing in Africa’s next stage of growth

There was a time when relatively few foreign investors recognized Africa’s potential.

Experts criticise ‘highest tax rate in Africa’, call for urgent review

The actual figures contrast sharply with what has been widely reported recently in local media

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