09/23/2016
ENSafrica’s 2016 anti-bribery and corruption survey results overview
The respondents came from a broad range of industries, with financial services comprising the biggest sector, followed by manufacturing, retail and wholesale.
Comment, Analysis & Research
09/23/2016
No Ghanaian company in top 200 companies in Africa – Fidelity Bank CEO laments
The Forum was another attempt to form a group of private sector players, businessmen and CEOs who will seek to influence government and public policy.
09/22/2016
Top multinational companies to invest in Nigeria
The US Africa business forum where he marketed Nigeria to potential investors.
09/22/2016
Risks remain for EMEA emerging market banks
On the downside would be an unexpected additional drop in commodities prices or materialization of idiosyncratic risks such as political risks or lack of economic reforms.
09/21/2016
75% of corporate treasurers in Africa and Latin America interested in blockchain solutions, says Ovum
Temenos Group AG is a leading provider of banking software.
09/21/2016
Kenya banking sector return on equity to halve - Ecobank
Ecobank which has a continental presence in 36 countries says Kenya had the highest rate spreads in Africa at around 11 to 12 per cent ahead of Ghana.
09/21/2016
“Africa remains our main focus for growth,” Mauritius Bank Group
Africa Forward Together is an annual event organised by MCB since 2009 to showcase its “Bank of Banks” initiative.
09/21/2016
Kenya’s interest rate spread highest in Africa – Ecobank
Kenya, which earned the bank one of the highest returns on investments, is also expected to witness lower earnings in the banking sector
09/20/2016
Revealed: Middle East & North Africa region’s largest reinsurers
The vast majority of ceded premiums are placed in the international market, with limited risk retained by primary insurers and regional reinsurers
09/20/2016
Equity funds should consider flexible investment strategies – report
most economists expect that gross domestic product growth in Africa will rebound over the medium term
09/19/2016
World Bank: Africa’s Growth Expected to be $3.5 Trillion by 2025
As new businesses are created and developed, and oil-based economies work to diversify in the face of low oil prices, business-to-business (B2B) opportunities throughout Africa will thrive.
09/19/2016
Kenya ranked ninth among 28 African states in FDI
The amount for Kenya for the whole year may come short of last year’s that stood at Sh200 billion in foreign direct investment as reported by financial consulting firm Ernst & Young early this year.
09/19/2016
Africa must take lead in financing own green investment, says UN's Carlos Lopes
Renewables are not only environmentally positive, they also have real economic benefits in terms of sickness and deaths avoided
09/19/2016
Don’t be a victim of cyber crime
Scamsters around the world have upped their game and do not even have to leave the comfort of their homes to get at you from across the globe.
09/16/2016
Standard Bank to host second inter-Africa trade and business conference
Delegates will also hear from Nigerian jurist and academic Dr Olajumoke Omoniyi Oduwole
09/16/2016
Private equity in Africa loses its shine
A weak economy and falling currencies have now taken the gloss off a decade of 'Africa rising' optimism
09/16/2016
Battle for South Africa’s Finances Rages on Multiple Fronts
The Treasury’s tight rein over state finances has helped South Africa retain an investment-grade credit rating and its national budget is ranked among the world’s most transparent.
09/15/2016
Africa Is Still One of the World's Most Attractive Markets for Private Equity
With Too Many Players Chasing the Same Kinds of Deals, Funds Need to Consider More Flexible Investment Strategies and a Wider Range of Targets to Deliver the High Returns That Investors Expect, a New BCG Report Finds
09/14/2016
Banks’ bad debts will be worse than during the global crisis, PwC warns
Nonperforming loans had increased across all lending portfolios for the first time in five years, Grosskopf said.
09/14/2016
Kenya quickly becoming Africa’s leading investment hub
By close of August this year, eleven of the biggest companies in Japan commanding a total market capitalization of over Sh60 trillion had already expressed their interest in establishing business in Kenya