06/17/2015
Doing Business in South Africa can improve with standardisation, says World Bank
A new World Bank Group-commissioned report assessing the business environment and state of regulations for domestic firms in South Africa
Comment, Analysis & Research
06/17/2015
Global Population of High Net Worth Individuals and their Wealth Hit New Highs
North America and Asia-Pacific led the way in 2014, with European growth expected to accelerate in next few years, finds World Wealth Report 2015
06/17/2015
Africa Received US$7.6 billion Development Financing from Arab Coordination Group in 2014
The African continent received US$7.6 Billion as development financing from the group of ten Arab Donors known as the Coordination Group during 2014
06/17/2015
Government ‘is not hostile to business’, says Radebe
PRIVATE companies stand to be the ultimate beneficiaries of government projects being developed to pursue National Development Plan (NDP) objectives, but the misconception persists that the state is hostile to business, Minister in the Presidency Jeff Rad
06/16/2015
New wealth in Middle East, Africa is 2nd highest globally
Global private financial wealth grew by nearly 12 percent in 2014 to reach a total of $164 trillion.
06/16/2015
East Africa: The Now and the Future - with Josephat Mwaura, CEO of KPMG East Africa
For this reason, we have one market already, five countries that have come together under the East Africa Community
06/16/2015
Building the bridges and benefitting
The Investor: Pension funds look twice at infrastructure investments.
06/15/2015
Rencap: How Ready are Nigerian Banks for New Reforms?
The anticipated economic reform from the new administration is bound to weigh heavily on money deposit banks.
06/15/2015
12 Moroccan Companies in Forbes’ Top Companies in the Arab World 2015 List
The company with the highest composite score ranked first.
06/15/2015
Some asset managers are biting the construction bullet
Shares priced low enough to buy?
06/15/2015
Chris Johns: Volatility in emerging markets offers investor opportunities
Zimbabwe may be a contrarian idea too far
06/15/2015
‘Nigeria’s Real Estate Sector to Grow 10% Annually’
The Managing Director of The Infrastructure Bank (TIB), Mr Adekunle Oyinloye, has said the real estate sector is projected to grow by 10 per cent annually in the next 10 years
06/15/2015
Africa cybersecurity market expected to reach $2.32 billion by 2020
The Africa cybersecurity market is estimated to grow from $0.92 billion in 2015 to $2.32 billion by 2020
06/15/2015
Francophone Africa on the Rise
According to Instinctif Partners’ Africa Insight, the better part of a decade the narrative of ‘Africa Rising’ has become something of a buzzword in and around investment circles.
06/14/2015
These are the 30 most expensive cities in the world for expats
Our ranking is based on an international spending pattern for comparison purposes.
06/11/2015
World Bank slashes growth forecast for emerging economies
Developing Countries Face Tough Transition in 2015 with Higher Borrowing Costs and Lower Prices for Oil & Other Commodities
06/11/2015
How UK investors perceive SA: Pieter Fourie – head of global equities, Sanlam Private Investments (UK)
Sentiment is ‘clearly little bit more negative than, say, a year or two ago’.
06/11/2015
Nigeria is West Africa’s most viable investment destination for foreign institutional funds- Oyebola
Speaking at the event, Mr. Oyebola stated, “Nigeria has a compelling investment business case, despite the socio-economic challenges currently being faced.
06/08/2015
New 'Cape to Cairo' free trade pact hailed as Africa milestone
The launch of a free trade agreement by three African economic blocs in Egypt this week will be an important step towards a potentially game-changing common market spanning the continent
06/08/2015
Five year high for African foreign direct investment in 2014 says EY
Welcome to the 5th edition of our annual Africa attractiveness survey. This milestone is an opportunity to pause and reflect on how Africa’s attractiveness has evolved.