03/08/2017
Egypt's pound shows Nigeria must overcome its fear of floating free
But as Nigeria itself shows, currency reform cannot be half-hearted.
Alternative Investments
03/07/2017
SA asset management industry ‘slow to transform’
Black managers often don’t have a strong brand like their mainstream competitors
03/06/2017
Humaniq’s CryptoPension a Pancea to Africa’s Pension Worries
There is no way you can also count out the inadequacy of institutions that recognise properties of the poor.
03/06/2017
IsDB Group sets out a roadmap to promote the Arab-African trade
The Islamic Development Bank Group is leading a roadmap to strengthen the Arab – Sub-Saharan Africa in the next three years.
03/05/2017
Islamic Development Bank sets out roadmap to promote Arab-African trade
IDB’s support for development programs and infrastructure projects in Africa has reached more than $43 billion
03/05/2017
Growth is not possible without meaningful economic reform
We are seeing better and more synchronised growth globally’ – Johann Els, Old Mutual Investment Group.
03/03/2017
Africa's Top Hedge Fund Starts Food-Focused Private-Equity
That growth will need to access land and infrastructure in Africa.
03/02/2017
Morocco's Attijariwafa Bank signs deals with Ivory Coast defence ministry
The deals come over a month after soldiers in Ivory Coast reached an agreement with the government resolving a dispute over bonus payments that sparked a mutiny.
03/02/2017
Liberty drags down Standard Bank’s profits
Its personal and business banking division contributed both 56% of the group’s overall R121bn revenue and of its R22bn profit.
03/01/2017
Mall of Africa has great start but offshore disappoints Attacq
The Midrand mega-mall — Attacq’s single largest asset— has lured an average 1.1-million shoppers a month
02/28/2017
Liberty, Standard Bank developing short-term insurance offering
Analysts express concern about Liberty’s direction.
02/28/2017
Barclays Africa Plans Kenya Gold ETF Listing Early This Year
The Kenyan regulator approved the listing of 400,000 gold bullion debentures, each equivalent to 0.01 of an ounce of gold.
02/28/2017
Fund manager Cobus Kellermann’s farm fetches R12m at auction
It has been sold but it is subject to the liquidator’s confirmation
02/27/2017
Morocco Receives $7.6 Billion from Islamic Development Bank
In 2014, the IDB amounted to MAD 1.8 billion to Morocco in order to carry out drinking water supply projects in the regions of Agadir and Chtouka
02/27/2017
Africa Finance Corp seals $150m Nasdaq Dubai sukuk deal
It was also the first use of Nasdaq Dubai’s fast-growing Murabaha platform by an African entity
02/27/2017
Private equity in SA: fruitful partnerships
More than 200 African private equity deals were reported over the past year.
02/27/2017
South Africa’s insurer eyes 75% equity in Nigeria’s UNIC Insurance
It may be having difficulties now, but everything indicates to us that in the long term Nigeria is going to be a big contributor of growth if you are doing business in Sub-Saharan Africa.
02/27/2017
18 Egyptian banks on UAB Top 100 African Banks ranking
According to the UAB, Egypt was ranked first in terms of the number of banks on the list
02/24/2017
Private Equity in Africa proves its mettle
Private equity continues to attract significant funding from local and foreign investors.
02/23/2017
Hotel real estate assets are catching the eye of African pension funds
These schemes are more interested in purchasing existing hotels that are already up and running, rather than constructing their own from scratch.