05/02/2016
Inflation eased from 7.0% in February to 6.3% in March. Looking forward, the group said inflation is expected to remain at relatively-high levels amid a weak currency and a food supply shortage.
04/28/2016
Afro-Arab ties have forged foreign investment links, but diversification, infrastructure development and security improvements are next up in transforming into high-income countries
04/28/2016
The fundamental difference is that Islamic banking is strictly aligned with Islamic jurisprudence.
04/28/2016
This goal is expected to be reached by 2030.
04/28/2016
The research found that private equity firms have retained their investments longer and waited for the right opportunity to exit as macroeconomic uncertainty has increased.
04/27/2016
FBN Bank (UK) is set to expand its teams, not only on the front line, but also by hiring people in its risk distribution unit to assist in originating deals
04/26/2016
The managing director of Union Bank of Nigeria, Mr Emeka Emuwa, has said the bank will sustain its improved performance recorded in the first quarter through cost reduction strategy.
04/26/2016
Overall, the 1,000 wealthiest people in Britain are worth a combined £576 billion (R12 trillion) – an increase of £28.5 billion (R595 billion) on last year.
04/25/2016
The added benefit would be a 10 minute confirmation (clearing) time using Bitcoin opposed to the 2 to 3 day waiting period with the banks from date of outward T/T instruction.
04/24/2016
The PlexCrown survey, which is conducted quarterly, rates actively managed collective investment schemes and scheme managers based on their risk-adjusted returns.
04/22/2016
South Africa's benchmark bonds deteriorated sharply in early 2016, Mminele said, which had also led to the rand's weakening.
04/22/2016
The observatory will be part of the West Africa Coastal Areas (WACA) program, launched by the World Bank in 2015
04/21/2016
The move to close the bank accounts came amid allegations that the Gupta family had improper influence over President Jacob Zuma.
04/21/2016
South Africa is awaiting the outcome of ratings review programmes from both S&P and Fitch
04/20/2016
Regulation 28 of the Pension Funds Act allows pension funds to allocate up to 10% of their assets to private equity from an earlier 2.5%.
04/19/2016
Commodity exporters in emerging markets still face tough policy adjustments ahead after significant fiscal deterioration.
04/19/2016
Explaining the rationale for the review after the second Technical Committee meeting on Thursday, the Chairman of the Ghana Banking Awards Planning Board, Nana Otuo Acheampong, said the move was intended to ensure greater transparency because “that
04/18/2016
High yields are shutting nations on the continent out of international capital markets at a time when fiscal and current-account deficits are widening.
04/18/2016
Head of transactional products and services at Standard Bank Group South Africa, Vinod Madhavan, has urged regional banks to play their part by working closely with governments to bring the desired economic transformation.
04/18/2016
New data from New World Wealth, in association with MasterCard, has revealed which classic cars are favoured by South Africa’s richest people.