10/03/2014
Chima Nwokoji writes on the chronological evolvement of the banking sector in the country, emerging trends, the operational environment and challenges facing the sector, reflecting views of assessors and other stakeholders.
10/02/2014
Retail banking is at its slowest in the 12 years that we have been conducting this index
10/01/2014
The 16 private banks operating in Ethiopia made an aggregate gross profit of 4.6 Billion Birr during the just ended fiscal year.
10/01/2014
West Africa experienced an average economic growth rate of 6.4% between 2010 and 2013, and positions as the fastest-growing region in Africa, which should be confirmed in 2014
09/30/2014
Standard and Poor’s Rating Services (S&P) has classified Kenya’s banking sector in group 9 under its Banking Industry Country Risk Assessment (BICRA) methodology, reflecting an economic risk score of '8' and an industry risk scor
09/29/2014
Africa is ripe for investment, a fact that is being acted upon by Abu Dhabi companies with increasing regularity.
09/29/2014
Fadi Yazbeck, Product Manager for Islamic Banking at Temenos, explains why Islamic windows might be the way forward.
09/26/2014
Even the rock stars of the investment community are guilty of herd mentality. The fact that African Bank Investments Ltd, an obviously dodgy investment, was held in so many unit trust funds is evidence of this.
09/26/2014
At no time in recent years has there been as much optimism about the various opportunities for businesses in Africa.
09/25/2014
Nowadays in South Africa, it is strange to unearth anybody agreeing with the world’s three rating agencies Moody’s, Fitch and Standard & Poor’s about any economic choice they make about respective countries.
09/25/2014
Cuckoos are remarkable birds.
09/25/2014
New research conducted by the Solidarity Research Institute into annual bank charges finds that Capitec offers the cheapest bank charges
09/24/2014
Based on the findings of the report, the global gross financial assets of private households grew by 9.9 percent in 2013, the highest rate of growth since 2003.
09/24/2014
Worker union Solidarity has released its latest Bank Charges report, ranking the cheapest bank accounts in South Africa across all income groups.
09/23/2014
Passive observers are more familiar with the dynamics and successes of the larger family offices in Africa
09/23/2014
Competition among banks has increased and consumers choose a bank based on benefits
09/22/2014
KBA Chief Executive Officer Habil Olaka noted that the annual research conference has quickly become a key calendar event in the local banking industry and was increasingly attracting the attention and participation of more researchers.
09/22/2014
Signals emerging from the global economy can best be described as complex considering the trends in macroeconomic and socio-political sphere.
09/21/2014
Zenith Bank tops, Access Bank sits bottom while Ecobank joins those totally missing in KPMG’s ratings of Nigeria’s 10 most customer-focused banks divided in three segments of Retail, SMEs and Corporate Customer Banking.
09/21/2014
Are S. Africa's Wealthy Looking To Relocate
High net worth individuals in South Africa, as well as around the world, may be looking to relocate in the next five years.