01/25/2019
Even after a 7.2% rally since mid-December, the FTSE JSE Africa All Share Index is still near its cheapest relative to emerging-market peers in almost seven years, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
01/25/2019
Ordinarily pension funds always provide the largest pool of idle funds in any economy
01/24/2019
The group intends to use a $170 million financing it obtained from the Africa Export Import Bank (AfreximBank)
01/24/2019
Under a unified business delivery model, Sanlam Kenya will be stepping up its efforts to explore and retain strategic partnerships with leading local institutions in the public and private sectors
01/24/2019
Families have to deal with loss of loved ones, health emergencies caused by accidents or illnesses
01/24/2019
One of the target areas in this reform agenda is the energy sector – a critical growth area for the country.
01/24/2019
The rand is undervalued but interest rates are nicely in the middle.
01/23/2019
Investor interest in Africa’s renewable energy sector has been growing in recent years
01/23/2019
This partnership became a merger in 2018, when Sanlam fully acquired Saham in a $1.1 billion transaction, purchasing the remaining stake in the company it didn’t already possess.
01/23/2019
To ensure seamless operations, PenCom, together with pension fund operators have built robust Information Technology (IT) infrastructure that will support the plan.
01/22/2019
The Fund invests in a well-diversified portfolio of short-term, high-quality and low-risk money market securities, and is offered as an alternative to a savings account for individuals and organizations for managing cash, saving towards short-term goals,
01/22/2019
Ross Blair, a senior managing director and head of Hines UK, said: “Since acquiring the building in 2011 we have delivered attractive returns for our investor client during the period of ownership.
01/22/2019
The IMF projects growth in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, Benin and Burkina Faso.
01/22/2019
The Moody’s report, released last week paints a grim picture of African economies
01/22/2019
WHAT is it like running a bank in a challenging economy like Nigeria?
01/21/2019
But the bank warned against policy-related macroeconomic instability and fiscal imbalances
01/21/2019
East Africa leads with GDP growth estimated at 5.7% in 2018, followed by North Africa at 4.9%, West Africa at 3.3% from Central Africa to 2.2% and Southern Africa to 1.2%.
01/21/2019
"How to breakdown the corporate immune system" keeps him awake at night
01/21/2019
East Africa has in the last two decades ambitiously pursued economic and political integration, although it has not been as fast as it had been expected.
01/21/2019
Rwanda’s total debt levels significantly lower than the East African threshold of 50 per cent, according to the Minister for Finance and Economic Planning, Uzziel Ndagijimana