07/15/2015
Address by Mr Daniel Mminele, Deputy Governor of the South African Reserve Bank, at the Annual Conference of the Bureau for Economic Research, Johannesburg, 12 June 2015.
07/15/2015
Alternative lending is now a massive market on the globe, gaining the most traction in developed economies.
07/14/2015
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has warned banks in the country to stop sourcing for expensive wholesale funds from the markets.
07/14/2015
South African regulators should perhaps follow other jurisdictions’ legislation in allowing such re-use, subject to certain conditions
07/10/2015
Although tightening of credit could ease pressure on the shilling and rein in inflation, bankers warn downside risks arising from the latest measure by Central Bank of Kenya to raise both its policy and base rates could stifle credit uptake and business
07/09/2015
Central Bank of Nigeria Governor Godwin Emefiele reiterated on Wednesday that foreign exchange controls were helping to stabilize the naira and replenish reserves, amid criticism the measures are harming the economy.
07/08/2015
Kenya's new central bank governor rejected the grand house that comes with his prestigious job.
07/06/2015
The Central Bank of Nigeria has defended its decision to stop the use of foreign exchange for the importation of certain goods.
07/06/2015
The country is still reeling in shock after it was reported that a former city hall official who is suspected of corruption stashed the proceeds of his alleged crooked dealings in local banks and the local property market.
07/03/2015
The Basel III global reforms to strengthen bank supervision and regulation are kicking in, affecting how finance can operate elsewhere in Africa.
06/30/2015
Senior unsecured debt holders will have 90 percent of their claims exchanged for new unsecured notes
06/30/2015
The sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity, accused banks of not declaring the true levels of non-performing loans.
06/29/2015
Bank customers in Nigeria are reported to be rushing to register for their biometric banking cards as the deadline for the compulsory BVNs looms.
06/26/2015
The Bank of Portugal urged central banks in Portuguese-speaking Africa to raise supervision standards to the European banking union's tougher requirements to avoid capital cost hikes for European banks in Africa.
06/25/2015
The regulator announced the probe May 19 into lenders including Citigroup Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co.
06/23/2015
The Central Bank of Kenya has t lifted the suspension on Dahabshiil Kenya, a money transfer business, with immediate effect
06/23/2015
The new regulatory regime will make hedge funds subject to legislation that govern other investment funds
06/23/2015
South African policy makers have been preparing the market for an increase in the benchmark rate as prices climb
06/19/2015
Nigeria’s central bank will meet with banking executives and currency dealers on Friday and will probably discuss foreign-exchange trading restrictions, people familiar with the matter said.
06/19/2015
A credit boom in sub-Saharan Africa that has fuelled an expansion in infrastructure projects across the region is fading out as higher borrowing costs threaten a pipeline of new deals.