05/01/2019
Local can be lekker too
When balancing your portfolio don’t get carried away by good news or scare stories.
Alternative Investments
05/01/2019
Expert lists challenges of multi-fund structure
According to him, members or contributors under the Scheme may make inappropriate investment decisions due to lack of knowledge to make a choice.
05/01/2019
How impact investing is changing SA’s economic, social landscape
This change can be seen in a change of roles by retirement fund trustee’s by moving beyond just ensuring a financial secure future
05/01/2019
As Diamond Reshapes Africa Ambitions, a Kenyan Bank Benefits
Atlas Mara to exit four of the seven African markets it’s in
05/01/2019
Corporate governance: Driving growth in Africa
Investment is one of the key drivers of growth and employment.
05/01/2019
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.
04/30/2019
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.
04/30/2019
Entrepreneurship funds: How to tell the good from the bad
These in turn, will enable the growth of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
04/30/2019
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.
04/30/2019
Entrepreneurship funds: How to tell the good from the bad
Some entrepreneurship support models work better than others.
04/29/2019
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
04/29/2019
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.
04/26/2019
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.
04/26/2019
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
04/26/2019
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.
04/26/2019
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.
04/26/2019
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.
04/25/2019
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.
04/25/2019
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
04/25/2019
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.