11/05/2018
Zimbabwe as a new gateway into Africa
Turning Zimbabwe into a gateway into Africa means establishing an Offshore Investment Centre with strong links to the Zimbabwe One-Stop-Investment Shop which processes investments.
Alternative Investments
11/05/2018
Access Bank promotes Africa’s initiatives
Art X Lagos is a cornerstone of both Lagos, and the international art calendar, and, with Access Bank, it strives to not only showcase artists, but enable them to reach their goals.
11/05/2018
China plans to sell off its African infrastructure debt to investors
I can see a good opportunity for banks to offload their loans to these long-term investors
11/05/2018
Corporate bond trading fizzles out at the bourse
Companies that invested in these bonds have had to make expensive write-offs of the paper, which in turn has raised the risk that buyers are associating with company bonds thus the decision to desist from buying existing paper in the market.
11/02/2018
World Bank guarantees Scatec investment in 415 MW of S African PV
The six projects have been realised thanks to the South African Renewable Energy Independent Power Procurement Program and will sell their electricity to South Africa's state-owned utility Eskom under 20-year power purchase agreements
11/02/2018
Governance is improving in africa but opportunities need to also improve
The four categories of the Ibrahim Index of African Governance are Safety & Rule of Law, Participation & Human Rights, Sustainable Economic Opportunity and Human Development.
11/02/2018
Construction of Africa’s Second Highest Skycraper to Start soon
It offers residences, stylish commercial offices and a five-star hotel joined together at the base of both towers by a five- storey shopping mall and entertainment centre.
11/02/2018
People’s Pension Trust gives clients bonus on 'Personal Pension Plans'
He further emphasized the need for other players in the industry to emulate the example set by People’s Pension Trust
11/01/2018
1.1 kg and 5,655 carats: An emerald like no other has been unearthed in Zambia
The world’s largest producer of green stones has unearthed a 5,655-carat emerald crystal at its mines in Zambia.
11/01/2018
Sanlam Plans Up to R8.6 Billion Stake Sale To Black Investors, Employees
The transaction would take direct shareholding by black investors in Sanlam to 18%.
10/31/2018
Airtel Africa raises $1.2 billion to reduce debt, upgrade networks
Airtel Africa subsequently intends to make an initial public offering and use the proceeds primarily for further reduction of debt
10/31/2018
Kenya to raise $2.8bn from eurobonds, loans this year
It will also seek about 37bn shillings of commercial debt, he said, without giving more details.
10/30/2018
African Development Bank rolls out programme to boost climate risk financing and insurance for African countries
The ADRiFi programme is directly aligned with the Bank’s ‘High 5’ priorities, particularly “Feed Africa” and “Improving the Quality of Life of Africans”. It is also aligned with the Bank’s Climate Change Act
10/29/2018
South Africa: Towards the creation of a green bank
The GCF has also released money to finance the Programme for Integrated Development and Adaptation to Climate Change in the Niger Basin
10/29/2018
Companies pledge R290bn to SA at the investment conference
In their report-back media briefing session, various ministers mentioned amounts pledged to their sectors – but none could specify if the investments were in the pipeline, had already started or were even at proposal stage.
10/29/2018
Africa: Providing Credit to SMEs in Africa - an Non Banking Lender's View
These are huge numbers of people who are not getting an opportunity to access a loan
10/24/2018
DBSA secure funds to establish Climate Finance Facility
The CFF will co-fund projects and businesses that mitigate or adapt to climate change.
10/23/2018
US$500M Deal With African Trade Insurance Agency
Credit insurance is one of such instruments involving a specialized market with currently low penetration in Africa, but intent on playing a more active role.
10/23/2018
Local venture capital fund formation is on the rise in Africa, led by Nigeria
These results derived from a year-long project to boost Crunchbase’s Africa data capture and increase awareness of its platform across the continent’s tech ecosystem.
10/23/2018
Free capital flow places Kenya ahead of South Africa
The report ranks markets based on six pillars: market depth, access to foreign exchange, market transparency, tax and regulatory environment, macroeconomic opportunity and the legality and enforceability of standard financial markets master agreements.