Managers of Wealth Africa

TAJ Bank Earns Short-term A2 Rating

It’s said the rating of Taj Bank was supported by its very good liquidity position, good profitability and asset quality.

From Jersey to Africa: Standard Bank marks milestone in Jersey

From Jersey to Africa, a tale of endless opportunity.

Mozambican Employers Satisfied With Maintenance of Measures

Abdullah was speaking during the act marking the launch of the festive season for the tourism sector.

IMF and Mozambique to Begin Discussions on New Financial Programme in January

The IMF estimates that, after the economic contraction of 2020, Mozambique will post growth of 2.2 percent this year, with inflation below 10 percent, after posting a 6.8 percent increase in November over the same period of the previous year.

Fitch Revises Outlook on South African Banks to Stable Following Sovereign Outlook Revision

Fitch has also affirmed the Viability Ratings (VRs), National Ratings and debt ratings, where assigned, of all the banks and BHCs.

Is there still value in South African equities?

The past 20-months have been unprecedented.

Nigeria’s total debt stock on the rise by FBNQuest Capital Research

FGN bonds and treasury bonds are the most important sources of domestic sovereign debt, constituting around 93% of the government’s domestic debt as at 9M’21.

Afreximbank Gets International-Scale Long Term Issuer Rating Of A-

In a statement issued yesterday, Afreximbank said this new rating also captures the Bank’s key strength in structured trade finance, demonstrating its ability to de-risk its lending portfolio.

Sub-Saharan Africa to grow by 3.8% in 2022, but outlook uncertain - IMF

With about 30mln people thrown into extreme poverty, the crisis has worsened inequality not only across income groups, but also across subnational geographic regions

Expanding African footprint is still part of our strategy, says CEO of CIB

A conversation with Hussein Abaza

People are moving on; be part of their normal

After two years of acute economic and social instability, it’s still too soon to say that the COVID-19 pandemic is behind us.

One family office's approach to conservation finance in Africa

Rupert’s family office has enabled her to expand the reach of her work in venture investing and to expand her capacity for philanthropic endeavours.

Over 42 million Nigerian rural adults lack banking services – World Bank experts

They made this disclosure on Thursday on the World Bank’s blog through an article titled ‘Agent banking helps close financial inclusion gaps in Nigeria’.

A rise in CIT collections by FBNQuest Capital Research

The CIT data does not provide a granular breakdown by manufacturing segment.

2021: A year of business reinvention and rebirth

Many firms were exposed by the delay in digital transformation accumulated over the recent years

Fitch upgrades South Africa outlook to stable

The agency expects the economy to grow 4.7% this year, 2% in 2022 and 2.4% in 2023.

African Banks - No Easy Road to Recovery

If this risk materialises, it could change the outlook quite dramatically.

Chief Executive Outlook: Positive for 2022 in spite of concerns

1,700 chief executive respondents from 101 countries believe Supply Chain issues and Inflation will remain major concerns though Revenue and Hiring are up

Straight into the Next Normal: Emerging Stronger from the Coronavirus Pandemic

It all comes back to this eventually, that there is no black and white solution.

How SA banks performed in 2021

Kokkie Kooyman from Denker Capital considers FirstRand, Investec, Absa, Standard Bank, Capitec and Nedbank, together with insurers Sanlam, Santam and Discovery.

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