Managers of Wealth Africa

Attending to SA’s trust deficit

Among the most important priorities in the NDP is power generation

Africa: What’s next? - Giles Keating, Credit Suisse

In the last couple of years Africa has been touted as the new growth frontier, amid huge expectations that the continent would emulate China and record exponential growth rates.

Global growth in 2015 - it’s complicated by Marios Maratheftis, Standard Chartered

If the world economy is set to grow faster in 2015, then why the long faces? Well, there are several reasons.

Africa is open for business – Standard Bank

As part of an African and international bank Standard Bank is a leading African banking group focused on global and regional emerging markets.

How Long Before Transactional Banking Is Dead In Africa?

Africa is now the fastest growing region in the world in terms of mobile banking

Kenya’s banking sector records improved performance in Q1

Kenya’s banking sector recorded improved performance in the first quarter ended March 31, with deposits in commercial banks rising to 25 billion U.S. dollars from 23.9 billion dollars in the previous quarter ending December 2014.

How to avoid unrest and corruption when investing in Africa

African financials are looking attractive despite the continent's wider corruption troubles, according to Old Mutual Investment Group's Cavan Osborne.

Deloitte publishes "REflexions," a new magazine dedicated to the real estate investment management industry

In order to keep investors across the European and the Middle-East and Africa region (EMEA) appraised of developments and future trends in the real estate investment management world, Deloitte is launching its first biannual magazine dedicated to real est

AfDB advises Bots to rethink strategy

It observed that infrastructure project-driven productivity would provide opportunities for Botswana’s private sector development.

The Changing Face of Business in Nigeria

Ask most people what they think of Nigeria and the answer will likely include references to oil, population and corruption.

Nigerian Banks As Catalyst to Economic Growth

The developed economies need the service of the banking system to enable the economy attain economic growth

Moody's: Sub-Saharan Africa banking sector has strong regional growth prospects

Sub-Saharan Africa's fast-expanding banking sector has strong potential to continue its recent growth trend

Moody's supports Africa's maturing multilateral development bank sector

Moody's Investors Service has expanded its coverage of Africa's multilateral development banks and plans to build on its market-leading position in the sector as part of its wider African strategy

'It's too easy to be a rand millionaire' — Rise of SA's ultra-rich

Between 2007 and 2014, the number of very wealthy multimillionaires — with net assets of $30-million or more — rose from 526 to 639

Should You Invest in Rwanda? by James Timpson

“In Africa today, we recognise that trade and investment, and not aid, are pillars of development.” (Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda)

Moroccan Banks Reap Benefits of Investments in Africa: Jeune Afrique Magazine

The success of the Moroccan banks is illustrated by their benefits with a record 2 billion dirhams in 2014

Africa emerges as the continent of opportunity

Africa is undergoing massive economic emergence.

Credit squeeze, De Beers’ new sales rules may reshape diamond market

Shifts in the diamond business are unlikely to be perceived by the engaged couples who drive demand in the United States

S African Indians lead rise in new millionaires

South-African Indians, together with other coloured citizens, lead the rise in the number of millionaires in the country, despite being a minority

Nigerian Banks Face a Very Tough Year - CBN

According to the CBN, sustained low oil prices may, however, result in an increase in NPLs

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