Managers of Wealth Africa

Unlimited market size for service-providers helping banks to digitise, Skaleet Chairman says

By adopting Skaleet’s digital wallets banks can offer an innovate service to their customers and monetise the revenue stream.

Opinion: SA’s slippery slope to lower-middle income status – Jonathan Katzenellenbogen

“Per capita gross domestic income in real terms is almost at the same level it was in 2005.”

Data show how the COVID-19 pandemic has hit all aspects of people’s well-being

The report says experiences of the pandemic have varied widely depending on age, gender and ethnicity, as well as on the type of job people do and on their level of pay and skills.

Michael Sachs | SA faces a slowly worsening chronic fiscal crisis

Treasury also erred on the side of caution in projecting economic growth and tax buoyancy

Top 50 Women in Corporate Africa Revealed after Data-Driven Research

The researchers started by working with data provided by Bloomberg and evaluating the over 1,400 companies listed on the 24 African stock exchanges.

UBS Investor Sentiment Survey: Sustainable Investing More Important than Ever to Investors

Investors continue to remain optimistic about the economy and markets, and many plan to increase exposure to risk assets

Tanzania the Top FDI Destination Out of all EAC Member States

Details from Tanzania Investment Centre (TIC) also indicate that the UK is the second largest investor in this East African coastal country

We’re committed to helping SMEs thrive – UBA

“To this end, we have started taking first steps and are doing a lot of sensitisation and awareness, especially for the MSMEs,” she said.

PwC calls for hard work to achieve 2022 Budget targets- Vish Ashiagbor speaks ahead of major forum tomorrow

For now, Mr Ashiagbor said investors were adopting a “wait and see approach” as more details on the government’s plans that were unveiled in the 2022 Budget last Wednesday emerged.

Treasury warns that South Africa’s grant system could become unsustainable

It warned that additional spending of a permanent nature would require additional sources of funding, either through reprioritisation of existing expenditure allocations or increased taxes that would hurt the working class.

Nedbank warns of escalating bank fraud… financial losses increased from N$19 million to N$20.5 million

To avoid losing money to fraudsters, clients of Nedbank need to learn about the various methods used by them.

International appetite for African startups hits new record

This success is demonstrated by the near-daily headlines about African entrepreneurs and startups raising funding from international investors to grow, scale and continue innovating.

Zambia Explore Investment Possibilities with United Bank of Africa

We emphasised the need for Africa to work hard in changing the narratives of the continent

A notable decline in the current account deficit - FBNQuest Capital Research

Due to the pandemic, the trade deficit was consistently larger than the current account deficit between Q2 ’20 and Q1 ’21 as the value of oil exports plummeted.

Growing golf: Investec invests for a further four years

The event, hosted by the City of Cape Town for the fifth successive year, will take place at the picturesque Steenberg Golf Club, Cape Town.

Africa driving the banking revolution

The rapid adoption of our Absa Access solutions appears to be a sign that we are on the right track

South Africa’s middle class is in big trouble

It is clear the debt situation of South African consumers has further deteriorated recently.

Bank brokerages to continue reporting strong performance: Report

The domestic capital markets continue to remain on an upward trajectory after a strong performance in FY2021

IT Spending in EMEA to Grow 4.7% in 2022

Analysts Discuss EMEA IT Spending Outlook at Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo 2021 EMEA, November 8-11

Sukuk Perceptions and Forecast Study 2021: Thriving Amidst Uncertainty

The sukuk market has gained momentum despite the pandemic. Find out how and why.

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