09/06/2015
These are the best banks in the world
A new report by Global Finance Magazine has ranked the best global banks in 12 different categories
Comment, Analysis & Research
09/04/2015
Tanzania: Dar Hosts 1,200 Billionaires
Johannesburg tops the list with the most millionaires 23 400, while Cape Town 8,900, Durban 2,700 and Pretoria 2,500 are all in the top 10 according to the report.
09/04/2015
Kenya ‘fertile ground’ for investment by UK firms
Kenya has been ranked third in an analysis illustrating where UK companies should invest in, sub-Saharan Africa.
09/03/2015
Joburg: Africa’s cradle of millionaires
Johannesburg is the African city with the highest number of dollar millionaires in 2015 and is expected to continue leading the pack, with a 39 percent surge to 32 000 over the next decade.
09/03/2015
South Africa: Services Export Could Be Gold for SA - Mckinsey
With the right investments, service businesses could ramp up exports to the region and the government can help by promoting regional trade deals.
09/02/2015
Africa must play field
African governments need the right mix of funding for infrastructure projects and should not rely on only one institution or country.
09/02/2015
Strategy, not technology, drives digital transformation - Deloitte
Companies need to demonstrate their ability to tell the digital story, and what it means to live in the digital world for business.
09/02/2015
Africa-Japan Business Investment Forum gets going
The first ever Africa-Japan Business Investment Forum is currently taking place in Addis Ababa.
09/01/2015
Real estate investments in Africa are on the up
Four years ago, few South African institutions and developers expanded their real estate footprint on the African continent, amid perceived risk.
09/01/2015
AfDB head Akinwumi Adesina warns of global risks to Africa
For the past decade, Africa has been home to some of the world’s fastest growing economies, some of which will struggle to navigate global market turmoil.
09/01/2015
Investment banks outshine parent groups
Some of the returns are hard to compare because of the variability in the way banks allocate capital and expenses
09/01/2015
Fitch: Nigerian banks in trouble, may post decline performance indicators
The volatile operating environment is highly important in determining ratings for all Fitch-rated Nigerian banks, keeping their Viability Ratings low, in the highly speculative ‘b’ category.
08/30/2015
Despite hiccups, 2010 law offers ray of hope for Kenya
The reality is that the challenges that affect the counties have little to do with counties as such but are problems of governance and management at both levels.
08/28/2015
Sanlam eyes angola, ethiopa francophone africa for Expansion
Werth said his company would also look at deploying its excess cash by entering Ethiopia
08/27/2015
South Africa – a country with huge digital potential
If you have spent any time in Africa at all, you’ll know that this is a continent with huge potential to rapidly transform.
08/27/2015
Five ways China's economic crisis will affect Africa
Signs of an economic slowdown in China have led to fears of a global recession, including Africa
08/27/2015
Banks must adapt to changing technology-PwC Survey
Customers’ thoughts were also collected via their responses to scenario-based questions
08/27/2015
Standard Bank Peer-Beating Gains Seen Delayed on Commodity Slump
The Bloomberg Commodity Index of 22 raw materials slumped to a 16-year low on Aug. 25 amid concern that a slowdown in growth in the world’s second-largest economy is worse than anticipated.
08/27/2015
Why Are Africa-Based Banks Quickly Expanding Across The Continent?
The new pan-African players are driving the expansion of financial services and economic integration in Africa, helping unlock the huge potential of a fast-growing region.
08/24/2015
East Africa home to 11,000 millionaires
This is twice the global average over the same time with South Africans presently numbering the most.