11/15/2013
Emerging Markets hedge funds extended year-to-date (YTD) performance gains in the third quarter as local equity and currency markets posted a strong recovery on a continuation of the US Federal Reserve stimulus measures, according to the latest HFR Emergi
11/12/2013
Old Mutual, Africa’s biggest insurance firm, on Tuesday said it had agreed to sell Skandia Poland to Vienna Insurance Group for an undisclosed sum.
11/11/2013
Endorsement of the Liberian investment plan took place during the just-concluded week-long CIF governing body meetings.
11/09/2013
Fidelity Bank has made 30 per cent funding to the power sector as the sector is essential to the functioning of the economy.
11/06/2013
African debt has increasingly captured the attention of global bond investors lured by the promise of high yields and diversification.
11/05/2013
Simultaneously, the shareholders of EmVest have agreed to subscribe for 94,322,598 new ordinary shares in the company for 1.25p per share
11/05/2013
The bank disclosed during an investors’ conference call on its financial results for the period ended September 30, 2013.
11/03/2013
Access Bank is set to propel economic development through detailed focus on the SME segment of the market. It has identified 13 critical segments for support and created a full Division to support the needs of SMEs in Nigeria.
10/29/2013
Standard Bank Group signs affordable housing agreement with European Investment Bank
Standard Bank Group is making available up to EUR30-million for the financing of affordable housing developments in South Africa.
10/29/2013
Exclusive: Standard Bank agrees to sell $1 billion worth of Asia loans - sources
South Africa's Standard Bank Group has agreed deals to sell its Asian loan portfolio worth around $1 billion to BNP Paribas SA BNPP.SA and others
10/27/2013
The positive early year figures were followed by N365.07 billion ($2.3 billion) recorded during April through June
10/26/2013
The Public Investment Corporation is remaining coy about whether it plans to follow the example of asset manager Futuregrowth by cutting its exposure to unsecured lenders on "moral grounds".
10/26/2013
Clients are being informed. ABN AMRO is actively engaging in a dialogue with each client to find an optimal solution, related to the continuation of the business in the region from other locations,
10/22/2013
Singapore companies looking to penetrate the African market can now partner with China Development Bank a heavyweight financier of infrastructure projects, with networks on the continent.
10/22/2013
This policy and its variants have been structured to provide succour for majority of Nigerians who are exposed daily to the uncertainties of life.
10/22/2013
Kenya prefers to have two to three lead arrangers for its inaugural overseas bond
10/22/2013
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, said today it will provide advisory services to Diamond Bank Plc to help the lender increase access to finance in Nigeria’s agricultural sector
10/20/2013
Mr Ambah is the Group Chief Executive of Old Mutual, one of the oldest global insurance companies reputed for its world class services in both the insurance and banking industries.
10/20/2013
The survey has also revealed that the Stellenbosch-based PSG has substituted Nedgroup as the third biggest manager of collective investments in South Africa.
10/19/2013
Africa, a continent defined by images of poverty, conflict and poor governance, is hardly associated with the concept of profitable investment.