10/18/2017
Millions of South Africans’ private information leaked online
The title of the data led to speculation that the leak was likely from a government agency, possibly the deeds office
Comment, Analysis & Research
10/18/2017
Morocco’s GDP to Reach USD 121.4 Billion in 2017: African Development Bank
Morocco’s economic growth is expected to see a significant acceleration in 2017
10/17/2017
The future of financial services in the MEASA region - RESEARCH
Growth in the provision of credit, increasing interest in private equity and a rise in venture capital are also helping to drive growth in the middle market.
10/17/2017
McKinsey highlights importance of LEIs - RESEARCH
This resulting easier counterparty identification will open the door to further automation and digitalization of financial and commercial transactions across the globe.
10/16/2017
Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz calls for new strategy to spur Africa’s growth
Successful development policy will need to be explicitly more multi-pronged
10/15/2017
African Entrepreneurs Have High Expectations from Blockchain Technology
During the Thomson Reuters Africa Summit, entrepreneurs agreed that blockchain technology can change African business forever and allow more people to contribute towards the economy's development.
10/15/2017
Sustainable investing not big in SA, despite high awareness
This propensity for sustainable behaviour among investors does, however, bode well for the future of sustainable investment in South Africa, Ground says.
10/13/2017
Why the UAE is leading the charge into Africa
The UAE appears to be playing a leading role in sussing out opportunities.
10/13/2017
Brandy chases whisky in South African spirit wars
Brandy still lags its rival in the contest to be the number one spirit by some distanc
10/13/2017
Why McKinsey is under attack in South Africa
The consulting firm worked with Trillian Capital, owned by a Gupta family associate
10/12/2017
The state of savings and retirement planning in SA
What urban working households lay out on basic needs, debt, savings, and other lifestyle spending is described by Old Mutual’s Francois le Roux.
10/11/2017
Societe Generale Explains Some Challenges Of Financial Inclusion in Africa
This is very difficult to do when so few have bank accounts, the bank notes.
10/09/2017
Moving funds offshore: Navigating through SA’s tax clearance, allowance rules
Actually the big important factor, is that they want proof of the source of funds.
10/09/2017
Zambia Key Economy In Africa - Standard Bank
Africa’s investment in infrastructure has made the continent to be one of the fastest growing economies in the world.
10/09/2017
Why the future belongs to inclusive businesses
While all three realities exist in Kenya, only the third is truly intelligent.
10/08/2017
Secrets of unwanted Danish billionaire Jan Bonde Nielsen
It all started with a lie — before the lie boomed into a dodgy multi-million-shilling flower business that brought in top-ranking Jomo Kenyatta era insiders.
10/06/2017
African private equity managers ride out the storm
Interest in Africa and its many frontier markets took off in the wake of the international financial crisis as investors hunted for high returns.
10/05/2017
Cutting cost of trading on JSE is best way to lift number of black brokers, CEO says
The major challenge, however, was to get investment houses and asset managers to use black stockbrokers for their trades.
10/05/2017
Africa’s gigantic growth prospects to benefit entrepreneurs, investors
According to Internet World Stats; 31.2percent of people in Africa have access to the internet, compared to 51.7percent of the rest of the world.
10/05/2017
Investment opportunities in Africa’s aviation sector
The aviation sector supports more than five million jobs and $72,5 billion in gross domestic product in Africa.