12/28/2018
Life's a beach for SA investors in Mauritius
Property investments are priced from $290 000 (about R4.2m) and with purchases over $500 000 (about R7.3m) you can acquire permanent residency for yourself and your family.
Alternative Investments
12/27/2018
Transition at NSE as rich founders loosen control
“It is wise to own 10 percent of an elephant than 90 percent of a goat,” he once wittily remarked referring to his decision to cut his stake and allow the group to grow through other shareholders.
12/27/2018
Ethiopia unveils national initiative to ease doing business for investors
the newly launched initiative is an integral part of Ethiopia’s Action Plan for Jobs.
12/26/2018
Egypt, UAE and Tunisia among best countries worldwide in developing renewable energy
The report stated that the UAE has become one of the best countries in developing energy efficiency.
12/26/2018
Development finance institutions have a key role to play in ensuring Africa is not left behind
Several studies have shown that the fourth industrial revolution, which involves a fusion of artificial intelligence and automated machines, has the potential to disrupt every industry.
12/26/2018
Ethiopia is on its way to becoming Africa's fastest growing economy
Apart from this, International Finance Corporation (IFC), an arm of the World Bank Group is also playing a vital role to support companies and the economy.
12/21/2018
Nasdaq nets new Nigerian trading tech deal
Nasdaq says it powers more than 250 market infrastructure organisations and market participants, including broker-dealers, exchanges, clearing houses, central securities depositories and regulators, in over 50 countries.
12/21/2018
South African state asset manager buys up struggling arms firm's bonds
Denel struggling to pay suppliers, salaries
12/21/2018
Africa Development Bank approves $7.5m investment in Kenyan VC fund
The VC fund targets sectors such as consumer goods, corporate services, education, logistics, energy, fintech, agriculture and healthtech.
12/19/2018
Kenya’s removal of share-ownership cap fails to attract foreign investors
Last year, 12 out of the 64 NSE-listed companies, issued profit warnings citing a difficult operating environment while this year six firms have already warned of an expected drop in earnings.
12/19/2018
AM Best Affirms Credit Ratings of Ghana Reinsurance Company Limited
Prospectively, AM Best expects BCAR scores to remain at the strongest level with good internal capital generation supporting strong premium growth.
12/19/2018
SG Ghana meets BoG’s GHS400m requirement
Its management now expects the new capitalisation to position the bank to take advantage of the huge opportunities in the economy.
12/19/2018
Impact investing enters the mainstream investment arena
According to Charles Buchanan, managing director of SGG Group South Africa, this kind of investment trend has significant capacity to effect meaningful economic change on the continent
12/19/2018
BoI rallies Dubai investors on bilateral investment opportunities
He assured that the chamber would extend all necessary support to improve trade and investment relations between Nigeria and Dubai.
12/19/2018
Use SDGs As A Framework For Impact Investment In Ghana – UNDP
Citing specific examples of UNDP’s impact investment initiatives in Ghana, the UNDP Ghana acting Resident Representative noted that, UNDP is facilitating a Multi-Stakeholder Waste Resource Platform
12/19/2018
EU gives Sh1.8bn for internet connections in Africa villages
The venture, that will be undertaken in the next two years by a yet-to-be named entity, is meant to see these countries improve their internet access to support rising electronic commercial ventures.
12/18/2018
There Are Signs Africa’s Market Rout Is Not Over Yet
Continent’s stocks, bonds did worse than EM average in 2018
12/18/2018
Promoting Intra-African Trade
The Nigerian pavilion attracted exhibitors and visitors making it the busiest country stand in all.
12/18/2018
Private Sector Is the Key to Africa's Green Economic Transformation
With SMEs constituting 95% of Africa's private sector - which is the continent's main energy user and greenhouse gas producer - ensuring that nascent and growing SMEs are not only climate-responsible but also helping curtail climate change is fu
12/17/2018
Nigeria’s first gold refinery scheduled for 2019
The governor described the project as a major boost to the Nigerian mining sector.