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Investec and State Street commit to another 7 years

Investec Asset Management has extended its relationship with State Street corporation for another seven years

German Commerzbank Grows African Presence With New Ivorian Office

Global banking and financial services company, Commerzbank AG, has announced the opening of a representative office in Abidjan, the commercial hub of Ivory Coast

Sanral warns of more failed bond auctions

THE South African National Roads Agency Limited, which on Wednesday failed to raise the R600m it needed at its first bond auction for the year

Nigeria’s capital market can rise to 250%, 300% of GDP over time’

Nigeria is the largest economy in Africa, and with the most exciting speed and scale of growth.

Entrepreneurs invited to South Africa’s 1st Bitcoin conference

South Africa’s first Bitcoin conference has been set for April, with the organisers encouraging entrepreneurs to attend and learn about the opportunities Bitcoin presents for startups.

Rand Merchant Bank Extends West African Operation To Ghana

Rand Merchant Bank, a division of First Rand Bank Limited in South Africa, will by June this year expand its presence in West Africa by opening a division in Ghana, the region’s second largest economy.

Swiss Hotel To Start West African Expansion Scheme In Nigeria

Globally recognized hospitality group Swiss International Hotels, has announced plans to expand its hotel chain and management company

Africa Private Equity Insider: In Pursuit Of Pensions

Pensions are big in Africa — surprisingly so

Commerzbank Plans to Open Ivory Coast Office to Tap High Growth

The government expects growth of 10 percent as it invests in infrastructure including highways and bridges and expands its ports

Luxury watches draw Africa’s spenders to SA

SA’s emergence as Africa’s luxury hub has seen the continent’s big spenders splash out on "super-luxury" watches.

UK Trade & Investment Office opens in Mauritius

The British High Commission announced that the United Kingdom Trade and Investment Department (UKTI) opened in Mauritius on 27 January 2015.

Polish-African trade boosted by 'GoAfrica' drive

Since its creation the initiative has organized 38 promotional events

African Union Seeks Investors for Infrastructure Repairs

African nations plan to target more private investment in key regional projects to help address a lack of infrastructure that’s curbing growth and regional integration

RQFII quota tipped for Dubai, Africa, LatAm

China is tipped to expand the RQFII programme to up to 10 more cities this year and may approve additional quotas of up to Rmb200 billion, predicted Standard Charterd's Becky Liu.

Alternative Investment Market stars: Francis Daniels – Africa’s best stock-picker? Best of BizNews

Daniels has been quietly building an impressive record for the Aim-listed Africa Opportunity Fund (code: AOF) from his small, comfortable office in Melrose Arch, Johannesburg

Grant Thornton picks T&T for Joburg office

Turner & Townsend will support renovations to the existing building

Avior buys Noah Capital Markets

We see opportunities to further grow our African equities, fixed-income and derivative dealing capability

Africa investment opportunities hard to find – Old Mutual

Acquisitive opportunities for Old Mutual Emerging Markets (OMEM) on the African continent are hard to find and now more likely to come from West Africa than East Africa

Bad omen as capital spending halves

The government has been trying to use infrastructure expenditure as the trigger to lift SA’s economy

Nigeria: Regulatory body approves N52 billion right issue for Nigerian bank

The capital raising falls in line with Access Bank’s five-year corporate strategy plan to be one of the top three banks in the country and the “world’s most respected African bank.

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