If Africa is to achieve the sustainable development goals, it needs to prioritise women's access to finance...
3 days ago
Not just the ultimate holiday stop, Mauritius is also a preferred jurisdiction for fund managers looking to establish African-focused funds...
Michael Denenga & Nicole Paige 17 Apr 2019
The latest figures released by the African Development Bank suggest the continent's infrastructure needs amount to between $130-170bn a year, with a current financing gap of $67-$107bn per annum...
11 Apr 2019
Making Finance Work for Africa (MFW4A) announces revamped website...
11 Apr 2019
For a long time, the most prominent players in the African property sector have been private equity or other institutional investors...
Selwyn Blieden 9 Apr 2019
Never before has the need for infrastructure felt so immediate and acute. This became apparent to me as I travelled to Nairobi, Lagos, Lusaka and Gaborone...
Gerald Gondo 4 Apr 2019
It was confidently billed at the time as the "deal of the century". The Sino Congolaise des Mines (Sicomines) was the most significant Chinese investment project in Africa when it was agreed in 2007...
Kenyan Journalist Patrick Alushula bags overall award, Pan African Journalist of the Year...
2 Apr 2019
Mobile money has changed the face of financial services forever. It has driven significantly greater financial inclusion in emerging markets around the world, positively impacting whole communities and economies...
Akinwale Goodluck 29 Mar 2019
Africa must prioritise domestic revenue mobilisation to triple growth and meet its development goals and targets over the next few decades...
28 Mar 2019
Rwanda has emerged as a model for economic development. The country has taken great strides just 25 years since its horrific genocide...
Marie E Berry & Laura Mann 27 Mar 2019
Africa must digitise its economies, broaden its tax base, prevent further deterioration of fiscal and debt positions, and aim for double-digit growth to achieve the UN 2030 global goals (SDGs), and the AU Agenda 2063...
25 Mar 2019
There is still $400m unbanked in Africa, and the goal is to work with the private and financial sector to connect the poor with adequate financial systems...
Nicci Botha 20 Mar 2019
Africa is open for business. With average annual growth for sub-Saharan Africa forecast at 8% until 2023, the continent is looking increasingly attractive as a trade and export destination...
15 Mar 2019
When it comes to feeling prosperous, mindset matters more than income, according to the results of Nielsen's new 2019 Changing Consumer Prosperity Report...
11 Mar 2019
One of the main reasons newly-elected Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari had been widely expected to lose his bid for a second term was the poor state of the country's economy...
Stephen Onyeiwu 7 Mar 2019
This year's Africa Shared Value Summit will be held in Nairobi, Kenya, 23-24 May 2019, at the Radisson Blu Hotel...
25 Feb 2019
While it is one of five megatrends that are set to have an undeniable effect on the world we live in, sustainability extends far beyond the single, albeit very important, issue of climate change...
Patrick Odier 11 Feb 2019
The sudden resignation of World Bank President Jim Yong Kim has rekindled debate about leadership succession and the mission of the international financial institution...
Mzukisi Qobo and Mills Soko 8 Feb 2019
Get ready to recognise the Mastercard brand not only with your eyes but also your ears. That's right, the latest phase of its brand evolution involves sonic melody that's set to form part of your Mastercard brand experience in the future...
Leigh Andrews 8 Feb 2019
African Development Bank to present 2019 African Economic Outlook at 32nd AU Summit...
4 Feb 2019
More and more African consumers are coming online and their commercial habits are evolving faster than any other demographic in the world...
25 Jan 2019
With two key retail periods - Black Friday and festive season - now behind us, retailers are looking for new ways to increase revenue, grow market share, and boost profits...
Mark Schech 22 Jan 2019
Italian supercar manufacturer, Ferrari, has reclaimed the title of the world's strongest brand, having last held it in 2014, according to the latest report by Brand Finance...
22 Jan 2019
What are the key issues and trends related to doing business in Africa in the private equity space?
18 Jan 2019
Africa is regarded as the next investment frontier as it presents massive opportunities for infrastructure, digital and social impact investment, among others...
Clive Smith 11 Jan 2019
Doing business in Africa presents multiple opportunities and challenges. To achieve business excellence on the continent, it is essential that we understand consumers in Africa and their changing needs...
Sarina de Beer 9 Jan 2019
With East Africa set to grow by 6.3%, Western and Central Africa by 2.5%, Franc Zone at 4.6% and South Africa by 1.2%, most countries on the continent are looking at a positive economic forecast, except for those facing elections...
31 Dec 2018
Between the 1980s and early 2000s, several developing countries (many of them in Africa) accumulated large amounts of debt...
Njuguna Ndung'u & Witness Simbanegavi 19 Dec 2018
Ecobank, the Pan African Bank, appoints MFS Africa as digital payment partner...
14 Dec 2018
