08/21/2020
The breach is similar to the attack on the US credit bureau Equifax in 2017. Personal records of nearly 150 million people were compromised as part of the largest data-breach in history.
08/20/2020
“These businesses will be able to continually provide essential products and services thereby achieving sustainable and inclusive growth.”
08/20/2020
Short-term insurer’s foreign exchange gains were offset by falling underwriting volumes, while investments were also hit
08/19/2020
Banks lower international spending limits on cards
08/19/2020
Unemployment rises, GDP falls during pandemic
08/19/2020
Mr Oimeke was appointed as EPRA’s Director-General on August 1, 2017 on a renewable three-year term. The extension of his contract has, however, been contested over allegations of abuse of office and corruption at the energy regulator.
08/19/2020
In his latest analysis on the African oil sector, Leoncio Amada NZE, Executive President for the CEMAC region at the African Energy Chamber and CEO of APEX Industries argues that there will not be a recovery in Central Africa without addressing the region
08/19/2020
Back at home, the South African Revenue Service (“SARS”) has seemingly been measured in tackling profit shifting and base erosion.
08/19/2020
Note that this investment could be in the form of a share or loan.
08/18/2020
A journalist during a demonstration on stringent media laws in Kenya on December 3, 2013. Local stations seeking to air footage from another broadcaster within or outside Tanzania must get a permit.
08/18/2020
"The R88 billion in net inflows includes reinvested distributions of R20 billion, which means R68 billion was brand new money that had not been investeed in CIS portofolios before,"
08/18/2020
Keeping the huge idle cash with the central bank in a non-interest yielding account puts “a lot of pressure” on the earnings of the banks
08/18/2020
The public domain is awash with reported cases of such fraudulent activities
08/17/2020
The main purpose is to protect the members’ retirement provision from the effects of poorly diversified investment portfolios.
08/17/2020
The regulator had lowered the rate from 9% in March in order to cushion the economy from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, following similar actions by African central banks as the virus spread across the continent.
08/17/2020
The statement reads “Please refer to the announcement dated July 28, 2020 which notified the Nigerian Stock Exchange and the investing public of the Board Meeting of United Bank for Africa Plc.
08/17/2020
He further admonished the general public to be vigilant in order not to fall prey to scammers who are after their hard-earned cash.
08/17/2020
At this stage, it is very difficult to predict how bad it will get or even provide you with a forecast impaired loan ratio for FYE20.
08/17/2020
In Morocco, the EBRD was one of the first financial institutions to develop financial and advisory instruments to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economy.
08/17/2020
The bank is expecting up to 85% slump in its earnings for the six months to June.