05/08/2020
Business confidence plunges to all-time low as coronavirus upends economy
The index, compiled by the SA Chamber of Commerce and Industry's index, slumped to 77.8 in April from 89.9 in March.
Comment, Analysis & Research
05/08/2020
South Africa working on rand-denominated sukuk issue
The government may also consider issuing a second sovereign U.S. dollar sukuk in the long term.
05/08/2020
MEASA private wealth opportunities during uncertain times
The DIFC has become one of the largest wealth centres between Europe and Singapore, with over $420B of Assets managed.
05/08/2020
Unpaid Pension Benefits: The billions that could help millions face Covid-19 fallout
South Africans are not dependent on state pensions alone
05/07/2020
From Chaos to Catalyst by Paul Roehrig
Surf the pandemic shockwaves to keep your business relevant.
05/07/2020
Access Bank drives Nigeria’s sustainability efforts with corporate green bonds
From issuing Africa’s first corporate green bond to empowering entrepreneurs in the local community, Access Bank is leading the charge for sustainability in Nigeria’s banking sector
05/06/2020
How Kenya’s pension funds can help rebuild economy
As patriotic Kenyans and corporate citizens, the overriding objective must be to help our country overcome this crisis and build back better, even as we protect and seek concessions for our own industries and businesses.
05/06/2020
African leaders laud African Development Bank President for visionary leadership amid COVID crisis
President Ramaphosa expressed appreciation for the Bank’s commitment of $26 million for the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
05/06/2020
Big capitalism going into overdrive in South Africa
To appreciate the extent of how things are turning for the worst, it is important to understand the workings of the capitalist system.
05/06/2020
700m Africans lack access to bank, mobile money accounts
This is why consumers have been turning to mobile banking in such numbers.
05/06/2020
Betting on the banks in a time of coronavirus
The SARB has estimated that its two main regulatory interventions could lead to R540 billion in new lending from banks.
05/05/2020
Your investments now and post Covid-19
Pressing questions around investments answered.
05/05/2020
Stimulus package likely to stimulate corruption
By stimulus package is meant a coordinated effort to increase government spending and lower taxes and interest rates in order to stimulate an economy out of a recession or depression.
05/05/2020
Beileh: Somalia is rising slowly out of a hole
We will prioritise the health of the people.
05/05/2020
Ghana and quantitative easing: Thoughts of a non-economist
The reason QE has not been very successful in some developed countries is largely because their economies have in many cases reached peak production capacity
05/05/2020
MEA Retail Banks are the Strongest Believers in a Cashless Society, Prioritizing Digitalization to Drive Financial Inclusion: Study
Middle East and Africa (MEA) retail banks believe delaying digitalization poses genuine threats to their business models
05/05/2020
Video banking on the rise during Covid-19 pandemic
This chimes with figures from video banking vendor POPi/o, which tells American Banker that calls between its clients and their customers that result in transactions or service have more than tripled since the crisis hit.
05/05/2020
Cloud computing to rescue 700m unbanked Africans – Report
Says regulators hold critical key to meeting target
05/04/2020
The Eskom Pension and Provident Fund responds to cost claims
The EPPF strongly refutes the ‘flawed’ costs comparison compiled by Business Maverick in the response below, and Business Maverick replies to their statement.
05/04/2020
Masondo: No 'pressure' for Reserve Bank to purchase govt bonds
The deputy minister also noted that the Reserve Bank had already taken steps to inject liquidity into the economy in response to the Covid-19 crisis, but suggested more could be done.