01/02/2017
The poll sent out yesterday shows that saving more money, getting a job and building or buying a house were the most frequently mentioned hopes, which, combined, attracted half of all respondents.
01/02/2017
By 2017, the total volume of Islamic Finance Industry is expected to be $2.7 trillion. Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey, Pakistan, UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Bahrain are prominent where the contribution of their total assets of Islamic banking is 82
01/02/2017
It is expected that the total volume of Takaful industry will reach up to 25 billion dollar till the end of 2017.
12/30/2016
Resource-rich economies like Nigeria, Angola and Mozambique foundered. Nigeria battled its highest rates of inflation in 11 years.
12/30/2016
Forex reserves are money or other assets held by a central bank or other monetary authority, which can be used to pay for a country's liabilities.
12/29/2016
Africa is part of the set of emerging frontier economies with huge growth potential
12/29/2016
Within politically stable markets, investors are looking for cheaper valuations and an ability to pace a rally in commodity prices.
12/29/2016
Nonetheless Africa still has a firm place on the German political agenda.
12/28/2016
The implementation of projects can be possible with the introduction of public-private partnerships
12/28/2016
Edu says of the property companies listed, UACN Property Development Company and the UPDC REIT have the most diversified investment portfolio which include hospitality, office, residential, retail and hospitality assets.
12/28/2016
Some experts think that it’s “impossible”
12/28/2016
The agency picked FirstRand as the best placed among the country’s four largest banks to weather the upcoming economic slowdown and resultant increase in bad debts.
12/27/2016
As it was the case in 2015, investors returned to another locust era with many of them seeking for a haven in the fixed income securities.
12/27/2016
The AfDB forecasts continental growth of 3.5% this year, rising to 3.7% in 2017 and 4.2% in 2018.
12/26/2016
The structural reforms that include strengthening of public finances, diversification of economies, building of industrial bases and greater private sector participation across GCC comes with huge demand for funding.
12/26/2016
In January 2012, the Central Bank of Nigeria granted Jaiz Bank an approval in principle to operate as a regional interest-free bank in northern Nigeria.
12/26/2016
Bank queues began last April when Zimbabweans discovered US dollar cash was running out. The government slapped import bans on many products, mostly from South Africa, and commercial banks started limiting the amount its account holders could withdraw per
12/26/2016
Funding Africa’s huge development needs has long represented a big challenge.
12/23/2016
Nigeria is working on a debut sovereign sukuk but has yet to determine the size of a potential deal.
12/23/2016
SWFs cited a wide range of factors that led to success in private markets