04/30/2020
It is in line with the recommendations recently made by the International Monetary Fund to equitably attain fiscal sustainability and better position the economy for post-COVID recovery.
04/30/2020
Only about a third of African countries have GDPs that are actually more than the USD27.7 parcel above.
04/29/2020
The funding reprioritisation could include delaying some spending on infrastructure, Roy Havemann, the Treasury’s chief director of financial markets and stability, said on the call.
04/29/2020
Right now, there are several companies with share prices that look very attractive, especially for investors who take a longish view.
04/29/2020
Based on our new study on wealth inequality in South Africa, we propose a progressive solidarity wealth tax.
04/29/2020
According to Victor, the system will build and own its own software or depend largely on open-source technology.
04/29/2020
The telecoms sector grew by 8.8% in 2019, down from 11.3% in 2018, Yatani added.
04/29/2020
Increased credit impairment and provisions for an expected increase in loan losses pushed pretax profit for January-March down 12% from the same period a year earlier to $1.22 billion, the London-headquartered bank said in a stock exchange filing.
04/28/2020
Compounded with their inability to access affordable credit, a significant number of them are now at risk of closure which will inevitably lead to mass layoffs.
04/28/2020
The ratings agency has changed its outlook for the South African banking system to negative from stable, it said on Monday.
04/28/2020
The Bankers Association of Namibia and the Economic Association of Namibia both now expect diamond mining to contract by 7.5% or 700 million Namibia dollars in 2020.
04/28/2020
Nigeria’s largest banks, however, will continue to benefit from high government support.
04/27/2020
Diamond Trust Bank Kenya took the top position from a future growth opportunity perspective; however, it had a weak franchise score moving it to position 5 on the weighted score.
04/27/2020
In this article, we have examined the board composition of top banks listed and trading on the Nigerian Stock Exchange, to understand and illustrate the gender representation in their corporate governance structures.
04/27/2020
The exposures to problem companies are unlikely to lead to complete write-offs of the loans.
04/27/2020
Loan loss provisions will continue dominating headlines for bank earnings in the first quarter and Standard Chartered is not alone in facing balance sheet headwinds.
04/26/2020
Here are the common missteps banks should avoid to successfully enable remote work and digital operations, during the pandemic and beyond.
04/26/2020
World Bank officials warned that developing economies could suffer close to 3% decline in economic output
04/26/2020
The survey found that 11% of chief executives see coronavirus as a risk to the survival of their firm, while a further 40% say the pandemic poses a severe threat.
04/26/2020
Assignees remaining in host country locations are being directed to follow local country mandates including stay-at/work-from-home and self-quarantining as needed.