11/03/2015
Fitch: No Change in Standard Bank’s Support for Stanbic IBTC over FRCN Sanction
SBG has a majority 53.25 per cent stake in Stanbic IBTC Holdings.
Comment, Analysis & Research
11/03/2015
Mauritius easiest African country to do businesss, says World Bank report
The detailed report also includes data on the regulation of labour markets
11/03/2015
Hong Kong investors buying into London shops rise
The number of stores on Oxford Street, London owned by Hong Kong investors has risen nearly two times over the past two years, making Hong Kong the second largest ownership group behind investors of UK origin.
11/03/2015
Weathering Global Ups-and-Downs to Grow Africa's Economies
We introduced a new, stable, floating currency whose value, as with most countries' currencies, is determined by the market.
11/02/2015
Ethiopia outperforms Sub-Saharan countries in World Bank index
The report showed that Ethiopia was among the best performers in the region on enforcing Contracts, with a global ranking of 84 and is placed seventh in the region.
11/02/2015
Analysts say Nigeria’s Tough Rules against Investors, Evidences of Fiscal Pressures From Oil Rout
MTN Group Ltd. was fined $5.2 billion by Nigeria’s telecommunications regulator last week, more than 20 percent of the mobile-phone company’s market value,
11/01/2015
Africa’s rise is stalled by the Chinese slowdown
The continent’s economies have been less resilient than was hoped
10/30/2015
Africa’s Biggest Economy Defying Currency Critics Chokes Growth
Devaluing the naira may give opposition parties the opportunity to claim that Emefiele’s main supporter, President Muhammadu Buhari, has lost control of the economy.
10/30/2015
Algeria will move to free private sector, but slowly: economist
Reforms will come at a slow pace due to bureaucracy
10/30/2015
Sovereign Wealth Funds Face Their Rainy Day
The 46 countries that have at least one sovereign wealth fund have largely set them up for a rainy day.
10/29/2015
“Doing Business 2016: Measuring Regulatory Quality and Efficiency”
The report measures regulations affecting 10 areas of the life of a business: starting a business
10/29/2015
India-Africa Ties Bring Mutual Benefits, Says KPMG-CII Report
Closer relations between India and Africa will produce tremendous benefits for both in key sectors such as energy, pharmaceuticals and agriculture, according to an industry report.
10/28/2015
How do countries go bankrupt?
‘How did you go bankrupt? Two ways. Gradually but then suddenly’.
10/27/2015
Time to throw out the Brics and find some new friends
Maybe we should follow China's example and have tea with the Queen of England?
10/27/2015
African growth feels the strain from China’s slowdown
But in its regional economic outlook, the IMF has sharply revised downwards its forecast for gross domestic growth for sub-Saharan Africa this year from 4.5 per cent in April to 3.75 per cent
10/27/2015
Africa Scoops Five Places In Emerging Markets' Top 10 Property 'Risk Index'
Reasons cited for Africa having secured half of the top 10 most attractive emerging market locations include a growing middle class population
10/27/2015
Tanzania's Wealth Per Capita Has Increased
The $480 figure is a 92% increase from 2000, when wealth per capita was at $250.
10/27/2015
IMF Revises Down Sub-Saharan Africa 2015 Growth
Region’s growth cut from 4.5% to 3.75% as low commodity prices persist
10/27/2015
Saving wealth owners from themselves is critical fiduciary duty
IT MAY be argued that one of the important functions managers of private wealth provide is that we can help save our clients from themselves.
10/26/2015
Local firms look to grow beyond Africa
There has been an uptick in the number of South African companies making acquisitions in the developed world.