08/26/2013
Elumelu, Others Call For African Investment In BRICS Countries
A new crop of African entrepreneurs are emerging who have ambitions beyond the continent.
Comment, Analysis & Research
08/23/2013
How Linah Kelebogile Mohohlo Is Building A Better Botswana
Situated in sub-Saharan Africa, Botswana sits landlocked with Namibia to its north and west, a 1,850-kilometre border with South Africa due south and Zimbabwe to the east.
08/21/2013
Google, Facebook challenge global banks
The competitors of tomorrow will not be large scale banks, they will concentrate on the single aspects of retail bankin
08/18/2013
Kenya works to become regional financial hub
Kenya is already a growing gateway for foreign investment into east Africa and now aims to become an international banking and financial hub.
08/14/2013
Bullish on digital: McKinsey Global Survey results
CEOs and other senior executives are increasingly engaged as their companies step up efforts to build digital enterprises.
08/13/2013
Nigeria Conductive To Investment, Africa’s Youngest Billionaire Affirms
Africa’s youngest billionaire, Ashish Thakkar, said in Abuja that Nigeria remained a land of opportunities for investors despite negative stories about it.
08/12/2013
The changing face of the West African sub-region II
It also was responsible for the inability of West African states to create a regional bank
08/12/2013
Surge in Investor Confidence on Global Growth Outlook - BofA Merrill Lynch
While global growth expectations have risen very rapidly, the good news is that cash levels remain high
08/11/2013
Have emerging markets already had their day?
Emerging market shares have underperformed the global average in each of the past three years
08/07/2013
Jim O'Neill: So what do the Brics countries want from their new development bank?
One of the main reasons it has been difficult for them to co-operate is simply that they aren't much alike.
08/07/2013
SA slumps into the bottom 10 on Africa growth chart
South Africa’s tepid growth rate places it among Africa’s 10 slowest-growing economies this year, in the company of laggards such as Sudan, Equatorial Guinea and Madagascar, a key report shows.
08/05/2013
South Africa: New Report Finds Green Investments in South Africa Can Spur Growth and Create Jobs
The study assesses the impacts of green investments in four of the country's key economic sectors: agriculture, energy, transport and natural resource management.
08/04/2013
Just because it’s gold doesn’t mean it glitters
“Gold-bugs” are still vocal, despite the mini-collapse in the gold price this year.
08/04/2013
Has gold lost its lustre? by Guy Wagner, chief investment officer at Banque de Luxembourg
The fall in the price of gold gathered pace in the second quarter, the price per ounce shedding nearly 25% in $.
08/03/2013
South Africa is game for competitiveness
This week Brand South Africa marks the launch of the South African Competitiveness Forum.
08/03/2013
SA firms, managers lead world
The best South African companies and their managers outshine their peers anywhere in the world
08/02/2013
West Africa To Become Africa’s Fastest Growing Region
The African Development Bank says West Africa will be the fastest-growing region in Africa between 2013 and 2014, with 6.7 per cent and 7.4 per cent economic growth rate.
08/01/2013
The Young African Millionaire Lighting Up Tanzania
Ngowi got his first taste of business at 15
08/01/2013
Fitch: SA banks stable
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Absa Bank Limited FirstRand Bank Limited Investec Bank Limited Nedbank Limited and The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited and their respective rated holding companies.
07/29/2013
The volatility opportunity
Van der Merwe says because markets has been so volatile in recent times, it is important to look at the longer term and try to take emotions out of the investment equation.