02/16/2023
If you still get lending growth of, let’s say again 10%, remember inflation is about 6%, so maybe even at 8%, then the banks will have another good year this year.
02/15/2023
That’s the only conclusion one is left with after the punishment by banks and government during the past few weeks.
02/13/2023
Sustained outages are seen as the most significant risk to economic growth.
02/10/2023
If everybody understands how to do that transaction, then we would have succeeded in reducing cash or even eliminating cash from our system.
02/10/2023
On top of health impacts, Kpodar said that loss of learning hours due to school closures created a setback to human capital development in these countries.
02/09/2023
Capitec said that businesses cannot underestimate the role of data in the digital economy, adding that it is no longer just data scientists who must manage the data but members of an organisation at large.
02/08/2023
As a general rule, the researchers base the transaction profiles on what the major banks recommend to save money – so cash withdrawals are low, there are no physical visits to branches, and where purchases are made they’re done online or via m
02/08/2023
Gems is the only closed medical scheme included in the survey.
02/07/2023
Globally, Kenya was ranked position 90 as countries prepare the ground for disruption expected from the new technology.
02/07/2023
Businesses will also likely see a decrease in revenue, meaning that salary increases may be delayed or reduced.
02/03/2023
Low crime rates in a country often correspond with strict gun control laws, effective law enforcement and a high standard of public healthcare – much like Japan, said Wisevoter.
02/03/2023
Middle-class consumers earning R20,000 a month or more now have 21% more unsecured debt than they did in 2016.
02/02/2023
This forced KMRC to double the size of its mortgages that are lent at an average of 9.5 percent—which is lower than the market rate of between 11.5 percent and 18.18 percent.
02/02/2023
Standard Bank’s brand value grew by over 10% in the last year to reach over $1.74 billion US dollars.
02/01/2023
Inadequate implementation of pricing frameworks has led banks to be cautious in accommodating risk in credit pricing, muting loan growths.
01/30/2023
The deals agreed between Ghana’s Finance Ministry and the key financial market players, welcome relief from the stress and anxiety of recent weeks though they are, are significantly caveated.
01/30/2023
South Africa experienced over 200 days of load shedding in 2022, while not a single day of 2023 has been without cuts.
01/26/2023
The dominance of the countries on remittances, which is the single biggest source of forex inflows ahead of tea and horticulture earnings, poses a threat should the nations face economic shocks.
01/26/2023
The economist said that the latest January consensus from Bloomberg also shows no recession in South Africa this year
01/26/2023
Van Dijk declined to say how many people would lose their jobs.