01/13/2015
African Business Flops Where Investors Lost Their Shirts In 2014
Last year countries across Africa managed to successfully complete a handful of economically significant projects which we covered a couple of weeks ago.
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01/09/2015
The tax implications of emigrating
South African tax residents are subject to a residence basis system of taxation
01/09/2015
Irish business students' salary expectations 'high compared to other markets'
The salary expectations of Irish business students are high compared to other markets, including the UK
01/08/2015
Mauritius: Forbes Best Countries for Business 2014 - Mauritius Ranked 34th Worldwide
According to Forbes, several factors have contributed into ranking the country as the top African country for business
01/07/2015
Middle East, Africa mergers dropped 9.4 per cent last year
Mergers and acquisitions activity in the Middle East and Africa region y in 2014 dropped 9.4 per cent below the post-crisis high of $63.9 billion in 2013to $57.9 billion
01/07/2015
Is It True That Nigerians Ruling Ghana’s Economy
This has being a revelation through a research I conducted on heads of both Ghanaian and multinational institutions operating in Ghana.
01/06/2015
SA a weak emerging market in 2015
South Africa’s economy will grow by 2.3% in 2015
01/05/2015
Lagos aims for continuity as Ambode outlines vision for growth
Lagos, Nigeria’s economic powerhouse will have a chance at continuity in governance as the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in the upcoming 2015 elections; Akinwunmi Ambode outlines his vision for growth.
01/05/2015
Anchor Capital: Essential market review 5 January
In a challenging 2014 economic environment, financial and industrial shares buoy the JSE.
01/04/2015
‘Africa lagging behind in Islamic banking’
He decried the underdevelopment of the Islamic financial system in Africa despite its strategic importance to the growth of the continent.
01/02/2015
Gap between market fortunes of BRIC countries widens
Combined market capitalisation of Chinese and Indian stocks stands at US$5.2tr more than that of Russia and Brazil as economic gap widens
12/31/2014
2014 road to economic growth zim asset
Very little is to be said of 2014 in terms of the economy.
12/31/2014
2014: CBN, banks committed to deepening financial inclusion
Even though more work is expected to be done to achieve financial inclusion target in the country, many financial institutions have keyed into the CBN agenda by providing a wide range of financial services and propositions that provides the poor with oppo
12/29/2014
What shaped banking industry in 2014
The year 2014, like a dramatic stage, featured a lot of interesting scenes for observers, operators and other stakeholders in the banking sector.
12/29/2014
SA's debt: Rough 2015 ahead?
The amendment to the Credit Act will also make lending that much harder.
12/29/2014
Djibouti is planning to become African hub of Islamic finance
Djibouti’s economic expansion depends entirely on the service sector.
12/28/2014
Investors keep an eye on the big picture in Africa
Concerns about the scale of the Ebola crisis and plunging commodity prices would have had investors fleeing Africa
12/24/2014
Ogunwemimo: Investing in Real Estate Asset Helps to Hedge against Inflation
The HMK REIT even though it is listed on the floor of the Nigeria Stock Exchange is not the typical equities you see
12/23/2014
Hello 2015: the EM “catch up” themes to watch
China and India are potentially at the forefront of this trend towards improving ‘public’ goods and services
12/22/2014
Oyinkari: How Bad Corporate Governance Crashes Nigerian Businesses
The intention of the policy at that point was to create mega banks that have N25 billion as capital.