Managers of Wealth Africa

As Diamond Reshapes Africa Ambitions, a Kenyan Bank Benefits

Atlas Mara to exit four of the seven African markets it’s in

Corporate governance: Driving growth in Africa

Investment is one of the key drivers of growth and employment.

Public sector pensioners want higher benefits from the State insurance

Public sector pensioners in Ghana have decried the meager allowances they receive from the managers of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust.

Assets must be diversified

Although it doesn’t guarantee against loss, diversification is the most important component of reaching long-range financial goals while minimising risk.

Entrepreneurship funds: How to tell the good from the bad

These in turn, will enable the growth of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

Kenya's Equity in deal to buy African bank stakes

Equity Group, Kenya's second biggest bank by assets, said it would issue 252,482,300 new shares.

Entrepreneurship funds: How to tell the good from the bad

Some entrepreneurship support models work better than others.

Gold Worth Billions Smuggled Out of Africa Through the UAE Every Year

The Emirates are a gateway to markets in Europe, the United States and beyond

Is the well of Chinese credit really bottomless?

Where Ethiopia hoped to renegotiate long overdue obligations to China, Kenya and Uganda were expected to seek financing for pending SGR projects.

Data Center Construction Market in Middle East & Africa - Industry Outlook and Forecast 2019-2024 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

The investment in the data center market in Middle East and Africa (MEA) region is growing significantly, aided by the construction of data center facilities by telecommunication providers, enterprises, government, cloud and colocation service providers.

New $1 billion fund launched at ADGM

Abu Dhabi Catalyst Partners seeks to realise commercial returns by partnering with top tier and up-and-coming investment firms and industry-leading businesses and professionals who will benefit from building a meaningful and sustainable presence in Abu Dh

South African companies must seize FDI opportunities in Africa

The biggest FDI is by Bidvest, followed by Standard Bank, which secured 28% of its headline earnings from these investments in its last financial year.

Kasada Capital Management raises over USD 500m for new hospitality fund dedicated to Sub-Saharan Africa

The first platform of its kind in Sub-Saharan Africa, Kasada Capital Management intends to bridge the gap between the local hospitality market players and international investors.

World Bank’s new president to visit sub-Saharan Africa

Malpass was quoted as saying that Africa was a key priority for the bank, due to its high concentration of the world’s poorest people.

Finserve inks pay deal with e-commerce firm

Jenga Payment Gateway makes it possible to undertake payments on American Express, Visa and MasterCard among other electronic mobile wallets.

Buyers of troubled banks eye bargains

“Transactions are happening at significantly cheaper valuations, perhaps due to the smaller banks’ relatively poor performance, leading to liquidity constraints, which may warrant even further capital injections, hence the cheaper acquisition

Kenyan SMEs stifled by lack of financing

Kenya's First Lady Margaret Kenyatta admires a sample of the exhibited products at the official opening of the Regional Family Conference in May 2018 at KICC, Nairobi.

BoG To Clean Forex Bureaus

Mr Abradu-Otoo also noted that the central bank was confident the cedi would continue to hold its value for the remainder of the year.

AfDB Active Portfolio in Nigeria hits $4.5bn

At a meeting with the African Development Bank President in Abuja, President Muhammadu Buhari commended the Bank for its successes and pledged Nigeria’s continuous support for the institution

Rwanda opens doors to UAE investors

The forum discussed ways of developing the UAE-Rwanda economic and trade relations and shed light on Rwanda’s investment environment.

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