11/19/2020
Ramaphosa’s investment conference bags R109.6 billion – including investments from Google and Pepsico
These investments will go a long way towards their recovery
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11/19/2020
Transfer Window: Stanbic IBTC moves to get new customers
He added that as a leader in the pension industry, they have long awaited the transfer window because they understand its importance in driving choice and ensuring that customers can demand optimal service delivery and long-term, efficient management of t
11/19/2020
Kenya's Banking Tycoon Mwangi to build Kigali Financial Towers
The Group is a brainchild of Mwangi, whose banking unit already has operations in Rwanda and across Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, South Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
11/18/2020
Profit-taking persists as investors wealth plunge further by N278b
Analysts attributed the downturn to continued profit-booking across sectors after eight straight weeks of market rally, resulting in losses.
11/18/2020
Africa free trade bloc seeking "innovative" ways to launch on Jan. 1
Its launch was already delayed from July 1 due to the pandemic.
11/18/2020
Afreximbank posts $217m net income in 9M 2020
Afreximbank has posted a net income of $217.06 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020.
11/18/2020
African utilities wary of threat from renewables
The rise of clean energy and prosumers, net metering and greenhouse gas regulation all figure among the bogeymen as far as national electric companies are concerned.
11/18/2020
Old Mutual raises R2bn in bond issuance
With its latest bond issuance, the Group initially planned on issuing R1.5bn in bonds.
11/17/2020
Dangote emerges most valuable brand for 2020
The Chief Executive Officer, Top 50 Brands, Taiwo Oluboyede, expressed his excitement that Nigerian brands had taken the shine by maintaining their leadership positions, with seven of the top 10 brands being Nigerian.
11/17/2020
Bank jobs on the line as COVID-19 wreaks havoc on industry
The closure of bank branches is expected to correspond with a trim on banking sector staff exacerbating the switch to digital transactions.
11/17/2020
Kenya among top startup funds destination in Africa: Survey
These same countries also collectively received the largest share of funding in 2019.
11/13/2020
67 companies and individuals win big at 2020 Ghana Business Awards
Delivering the keynote address, the Minister of Business Development, Dr Ibrahim Mohammed Awal charged founders of indigenous companies to put in place a good succession plan in order to sustain their businesses after their exit.
11/13/2020
Finance In Common summit rallies 450 development banks to ramp up, deepen collective efforts to address fragility beyond COVID-19
“Nothing can dampen our collective resolve to provide better opportunities for all” - African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina
11/13/2020
Nigeria’s Micro Pension industry: A gold mine waiting to be tapped
The Nigerian government expanded the Pension Reform Act (PRA) of 2014 to include provisions for Micro pensions.
11/13/2020
European firms say SA’s poor utilities deter investment
The obstacles illustrate the challenges as President Cyril Ramaphosa backs a drive to attract investment to help the economy recover from what’s forecast by the government to be the biggest contraction in nine decades this year.
11/12/2020
‘N2.3tr pension fund available for real sector investment’
She stated that the N2.3 trillion represents 20 per cent of portfolio limit out of the total pension fund, which stands at N11.3 trillion as at August 31, 2020.
11/12/2020
KTH announces new phase in its growth trajectory
As part of the transaction, KTH also sold its shares in KTH Africa Investments to TIH Mauritius Holdings.
11/12/2020
International Investor Magazine announces its final round of business award winners for 2020
Our readers have selected organisations that are bringing better ways of doing business to the investment community.
11/11/2020
The rise of Islamic banking in SA
FNB Islamic Banking CEO Amman Muhammad discusses what differentiates this growing sector
11/11/2020
NSE capitalisation hits N17tr mark, as investors sustain appetite in dividend paying stocks
NASCON followed with 9.96 per cent to close at N15.45, and Northern Nigeria Flour Mills rose 9.92 per cent to close at N6.65, per share.