05/24/2018
Old Mutual Private Equity to invest in Medhold Group
Medhold, a key supplier to the healthcare industry across Southern Africa since 1988
Alternative Investments
05/23/2018
Gambia Gets $1.7 Billion in Funding Pledges to Reform Economy
The funds pledged this week will help cover the needs identified for donor support in the country
05/22/2018
Ghana Regulator to Line Up Investors to Spur Bank Deals
Some closely held banks are resisting the prerequisite to merge and are trying to find their own ways of getting a cash boost, hindering the process, the people said.
05/21/2018
Cordros Asset to Launch Target Date Mutual Funds
The investment focus is initially on growing assets and shifts towards capital preservation to manage future income risk.
05/21/2018
Red flags in the longest bull market
There are many concerning global factors at the moment.
05/18/2018
Old Mutual ramps up transactional banking
Old Mutual Limited to inherit positive NAV from Old Mutual PLC.
05/18/2018
Firm secures $10m grant to promote digital economy
The President of Africunia Bank, Don Chancellor, said the time had come to tackle poverty in Africa using every available means, adding that technology would help do this.
05/18/2018
Richemont's share price is bleeding after it spent R3 billion to buy back unsold watches
The luxury goods maker Richemont released its annual results on Friday morning.
05/17/2018
KCB profit up to Sh5bn on increased lending
KCB also benefited from lower loan loss provision of Sh600.2 million, down from Sh958.1 million in the same quarter last year despite a 36.1 per cent surge in gross defaults to Sh43.7 billion.
05/16/2018
As Emerging-Market Assets Tumble, South Africa Sells Eurobonds
African nation raises $2 billion in 2030, 2048 securities
05/15/2018
South Africa's Eurobond Sale Is Test of Confidence in Ramaphosa
Nation is marketing dollar securities due in 2030 and 2048
05/15/2018
The most-complained about long-term insurers in South Africa in 2018
Most complaints (49.46%) were about claims denied by insurers, followed by poor service from insurers.
05/15/2018
Zimbabwe: 'There's Need to Rethink CBD Property Use'
One of the options analysts have suggested include conversion of commercial properties into residential.
05/14/2018
Fairtree branches out to offer South Africans exposure to foreign real estate
The fund’s managers consider a universe of 331 developed country property stocks and are invested in 30 to 40 stocks at any time.
05/13/2018
Global distributes USD32mn to its clients investing in its private equity fund, GMFA
The first exit is from Asian Finance Bank, a boutique corporate bank in Malaysia and the second from Bindar Trading and Investment a leading consumer finance company in Jordan.
05/11/2018
UAE investors target Nigeria for expansion
The UAE’s trade sector has the substantial expertise and capacities to promote cooperation with Nigerian companies
05/11/2018
ITFC Extends Further its Partnership with Banque Centrale Populaire
This MoU has been built on a firm belief of our mutual strategy in relation to regional cooperation.
05/11/2018
EDI to help Rwanda develop culture of entrepreneurship
It will try to promote high-impact enterprises, enterprises which adopt innovative technology, quality manufacturing and sustainable industrial development.
05/10/2018
All of us have a duty to promote foreign investment
In this regard, we have moved quickly to reverse the strain in investment sentiment and local business confidence of the past few years by creating an environment for investment to flourish.
05/10/2018
The African Development Bank's plans to usher in investment
Reducing risk is key. “When investors look at Africa they put a risk premium on it … For most cases, the perception is much higher than the actual risk,” Adesina said.