11/01/2016
Executives to meet in SA for Zambia business forum
The business forum is intended to demonstrate Zambia’s renewed commitment to economic partnerships
Comment, Analysis & Research
11/01/2016
Absence of women on boards harming businesses - Esua-Mensah
The research, an initiative of the International Finance Corporation in collaboration with the University of Ghana Business School and the Swiss Cooperation, aims to strengthen corporate governance practices in Ghana.
10/31/2016
African Sovereign Wealth Funds
Angola’s SFW is one of the continent's largest.
10/30/2016
Have reduced interest rates led to job cuts?
Capping has lowered the bank’s profit margin
10/27/2016
Ghana, best place to do business in West Africa - World Bank report
The latest World Bank report indicates that Ghana is the best place for doing business in West Africa.
10/27/2016
Major SA bank refuses to fund any canned hunting programmes
Nedbank will no longer “finance any activity constituting captive breeding of mammalian predator species
10/26/2016
Islamic finance leaders from across Africa, the Middle East and beyond set to gather in Djibouti to boost trade & investment flows
This opening keynote plenary focuses on Building the Regulatory Infrastructure Essential to Creating a Strong Future for Islamic Finance in Africa.
10/26/2016
Forbes Africa Person of the Year 2016 nominees: 2 presidents, 2 South Africans, 1 country
Forbes emphasized the strides and reforms the country has undertaken in recent years citing particularly the issues of gender equality.
10/26/2016
Prophet Bushiri named billionaire by Drum Magazine of South African
Prophet Shephered Bushiri has been named by the popular Drum Magazine of South Africa as a top notch billionairer
10/26/2016
UAE tops in ease of doing business in Mena
This is a significant increase from the annual average of 19 reforms during the past five years.
10/25/2016
Southern Africa: Mineral-Rich, But People Still Poverty-Stricken
He noted that mining across the world is suffering a crisis of legitimacy for two reasons.
10/25/2016
Increased number of South Africans investing in Mauritius. Why?
The firm’s comments are partially supported by the World Bank Doing Business Survey 2016, where Mauritius is ranked 32nd worldwide and 1st in Africa.
10/24/2016
Banking distress spreads across Africa
The mounting issues faced by lenders in sub-Saharan Africa marks a turning point for the continent once lauded as the next big investment destination.
10/24/2016
How sound are Nigerian banks?
That means bad loans in the banking system are now 234 per cent of the CBN requirements.
10/21/2016
Banks Failing Coast to Coast Show Spreading Africa Distress
The collapse of a Ugandan bank, said to be an acquisition target of Bob Diamond’s Atlas Mara Ltd., is adding to woes stalking the industry from Mozambique to Nigeria.
10/20/2016
How South Africa’s super-rich make their money – and give it away
Most respondents were between 40 and 60 years of age, 23% were younger than 40 and 17% older than 60.
10/20/2016
Wealth report: SA’s top cities have some rich residents
South Africa, in total, holds $580 billion in terms of wealth. It is home to 40 400 millionaires and seven billionaires
10/20/2016
How South African insurers are missing the Facebook boat
Old Mutual definitely gets its voice out there in a major way with the highest number of posts in the industry and the second-highest engagement score.
10/20/2016
Survey reveals food is eating into people’s salaries
More than 1,100 people responded to our poll, which asked what they spent most on out of food, utility bills, clothes, leisure and transport.
10/20/2016
Warning: Don’t carry large amounts of cash
Perpetrators operate in groups and even travel between provinces and cities to commit these heinous deed