Top 50 investible banking brands in Africa - Africa investor

Africa investor (Ai) magazine, a member of the Africa investor Group, in partnership with Brand Finance, have published the top 50 investible banking brands in Africa report in its May/June edition. 14 May 2013 12:34

Creating business opportunities for Africa's poor

Involving low-income communities in markets and businesses across Africa is essential for economic growth to translate into sustainable development, according to a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) report released on Friday, 10 May 2013. 13 May 2013 09:53

The importance of strong passwords

[Jeremy Matthews] Social networking sites are often the first point of contact between users and companies, and special care should be taken to strengthen the security of social media accounts. 3 May 2013 05:04

Kenya's cellphone loans help fruit seller

NAIROBI, KENYA: Six months ago, Jane Adhiambo Achieng asked a local Kenyan bank to lend her US$250 to expand her small grocery business. 29 Apr 2013 06:50

KCB, Western Union launch ABMT service in Kenya

Western Union, a global payment service, and KCB Group, East Africa's indigenous bank, announced the launch of Account Based Money Transfer service (ABMT) for its customers in Kenya and the region allowing them to receive and send money from more than 200 countries around the world. 24 Apr 2013 11:06

IMF, Mauritius to create Africa Training Institute

International Monetary Fund (IMF) deputy managing director, Nemat Shafik and the authorities of Mauritius signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) recently on Mauritius' support for the IMF's new Africa Training Institute. 22 Apr 2013 12:45

East AFRITAC scales up activities

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Regional Technical Assistance Center for East Africa (East AFRITAC) has scaled up its support for member countries over the past year and continues to deliver capacity building that is relevant and effective. 12 Apr 2013 10:44

Bright Africa - new report

A new report, Bright Africa, provides a uniquely comprehensive look at transaction multiples across the continent. 11 Apr 2013 10:54

SEM well positioned to expand Sanlam footprint

Sanlam Emerging Markets (SEM), the division within the Sanlam Group tasked with international expansion, says it is well on track to deliver on its mandate of supporting the Sanlam Group objective of becoming a leading financial services player in selected emerging markets. SEM is currently doing business in ten countries in Africa, excluding South Africa and Namibia. 4 Apr 2013 09:58

Conference focuses on private equity, venture capital

The 10th Annual Conference of the Africa Venture Capital Association (AVCA), an industry gathering in the area of private equity, is scheduled to take place at the Westin Cape Town Hotel, South Africa from 8-10 April 2013. 2 Apr 2013 16:04

Africa's growth driven by SA

[Schalk Mouton] Although Africa made huge strides in increasing human development in the past decade, gains could - with hundreds of millions of people being pushed into extreme poverty - easily be reversed should "significant progress" not be made in halting global warming. 20 Mar 2013 10:37

UBA appoints key senior level management across Africa

Following its recent restructuring and the spin-off of non-commercial banking operations in line with regulatory guidelines, United Bank for Africa (UBA), a financial services institutions in Africa, has announced some key senior level appointments to strengthen some areas of its operations. 19 Mar 2013 13:23

Seeing beyond the stereotypes

[Richard Firth] More than half of Africa's one billion population has a mobile phone - and not just for talking. The power of telephony is forging a new enterprise culture, from banking to agriculture to healthcare. Africa has experienced an incredible boom in mobile phone use. 18 Mar 2013 11:14

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If you're content, we're content

[Issued by Bizcommunity.com] "Content" is currently on everybody's lips, with everyone from the existing media to brand owners and individuals being encouraged to become content providers. Bizcommunity has been ahead of the content curve for over a decade. 18 Mar 2013 09:03