Managers of Wealth Africa

The Job Of Tomorrow

Some jobs will disappear and others will emerge as the world faces a dual disruption

Rwanda: Why Rwanda Amended Law On Nationality

The minister said that the organic law of 2008 needed to change since there were many developments on the national and international level.

New standardised bank cheque takes off

The CBN had emphasised its commitment to ensuring an enabling environment for efficient cheque processing and other paper-based payment instruments through complete application of new and already adopted technologies.

High-risk banks start paying higher premiums from July

Kenyan lenders are required to pay the annual deposit insurance premiums in July of every year

Insurers now face capital deadline amid rising losses

The 56 insurers and five re-insurers paid Sh15.3 billion in claims pushing them into losses.

After Covid-19: Reviving ruined economies using limited resources

It is argued that East African governments will spend a significant portion of their revenues on debt servicing thereby reducing the funding for development projects amid diminishing revenue collections.

Welcoming New Year with a renewed sense of hope

The question of the day is, “are we mentally and spiritually resilient to enter 2021 despite the drawbacks of the year 2020?”

Treasury borrowing from banks up 440pc as tax target falls short

Banks have cited delays by the CBK, the regulator, in approving a risk-based loan pricing formula amid a coronavirus-induced slowdown in economic activities for increased lending to the Treasury at the expense of the private sector.

Only 11% of workforce is enrolled in the pension scheme – PenOp

She assured that contributors under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) can be rest assured that the Pension Fund Administrators (PFAs) and Pension Fund Custodian (PFCs) together with the regulator PenCom will continue to ensure the safety of pension as

South Africa: McKinsey tries to mop up ‘shocking’ state capture mess

KPMG served as the long-standing auditors of the Guptas’ Oakbay Investments.

AfDB Partners GGKP

Nature-based solutions are emerging as essential climate-change mitigation and adaptation strategies in Africa

Workers withdrew N2.18bn pension savings in Q3 – PenCom

Voluntary contributions under these guidelines shall be non-obligatory contributions made by any employee in the formal sector through the employer.

Over 1 million people took loans from banks below 20% interest rate in 1 year- CBN

CBN said over one million banks’ customers took loans from their financial institutions in the last one year below 20% interest rate.

Fitch upgrades five SA banks

Debt ratings have also been upgraded by one notch.

UK imposes flight restrictions on South Africa

At least five other countries, including Germany and Turkey, have banned flights from here.

BBS Limited to re-submit banking licence application

In September 2018, BBS Limited listed its shares on the Botswana Stock Exchange Limited (BSEL) and was hoping to use the move as a springboard to become a fully-fledged commercial bank.

Safaricom cuts low value M-Pesa fees in CBK deal

Safaricom said yesterday the lower fees was in line with an agreement with the banking regulator

CBN debits 23 banks N349.72bn

The recent action by the CBN was sequel to a debit of N226bn recorded a month earlier.

Transparency Int’l asks UK to investigate Ghana gold royalties deal

The prosecutor’s report shared in November led to increased review of the gold royalties deal.

Zimbabwe Central bank to make cash injection to improve liquidity

Local investors have been piling into the stock market to hedge against inflation that climbed above 75% in April.

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