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Coca-Cola Beverages Africa invests $50m in Namibia, boosting production capacity by 30%

Coca-Cola Beverages Africa invests $50m in Namibia, boosting production capacity by 30%

5 Nov 2024

Pictures: Aida Diarra, senior vice president and head of sub-Saharan Africa at Visa with Clayton Hayward, group CEO of EFTCorp. Together they have formed a five year partnership to enhance financial inclusion in Africa (Image supplied)

Visa invests $1bn to grow financial inclusion in Africa, partners with EFTCorp

28 Oct 2024

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SA earns over half of investment banking fees in sub-Saharan Africa

12 Oct 2021

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Top 10 gold holding countries

5 Oct 2021

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10 most attractive investment countries in Africa

21 Sep 2021

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Record R8.45bn sustainability loan for Africa

21 Sep 2021

Why real estate investors can make a real difference to climate change

Why real estate investors can make a real difference to climate change

Kristina Foster 20 Aug 2021

Summit to stimulate investment into Africa

Summit to stimulate investment into Africa

Mann Made 28 May 2021

#StartupFunding101: Raising capital in Africa and crossing the bridge to the US

#StartupFunding101: Raising capital in Africa and crossing the bridge to the US

Evan-Lee Courie 18 May 2021

Register now: CEO Connect discussion on Competitive Collaboration in Africa - One Africa, One Voice

Register now: CEO Connect discussion on Competitive Collaboration in Africa - One Africa, One Voice

Shift Impact Africa 17 May 2021

Investing in Nigeria: Discipline is key

Investing in Nigeria: Discipline is key

Rami Hajjar 5 May 2021

MTN Nigeria issues 100 billion naira bond - CFO

MTN Nigeria issues 100 billion naira bond - CFO

Chijioke Ohuocha 5 May 2021

African sovereign wealth funds double down on governance to power growth and prosperity

African sovereign wealth funds double down on governance to power growth and prosperity

28 Apr 2021

Rovuma LNG project

LNG production in Mozambique and the political risk of Islamic militancy

Theo Neethling 30 Mar 2021

Exeo Capital buys stake in Wellness Warehouse holding company

Exeo Capital buys stake in Wellness Warehouse holding company

25 Mar 2021

2020 a slow year for dealmaking in Africa, but post-pandemic opportunities look promising - Part 3

2020 a slow year for dealmaking in Africa, but post-pandemic opportunities look promising - Part 3

Wildu du Plessis and Morne van der Merwe 1 Mar 2021

What is sustainability accounting? What does ESG mean? We have answers

What is sustainability accounting? What does ESG mean? We have answers

Leanne Keddie 3 Feb 2021

West African solar startup secures $8.5m

West African solar startup secures $8.5m

Ishani Chetty 24 Dec 2020

Energy resources can spark Africa's economic growth

Energy resources can spark Africa's economic growth

NJ Ayuk 4 Nov 2020

Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

Bizcommunity.com 26 Oct 2020

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Covid-19 impact on consumption patterns in Africa's key markets

23 Jul 2020

Richard Neal, MD, Sovereign Trust

SA businesses look offshore to ease Covid-19 pain

Richard Neal 21 Jul 2020

The African Continental Free Trade Area - from agreement to implementation

The African Continental Free Trade Area - from agreement to implementation

Robyn Berger, Theunis Claassen and Catherine Robson 30 Jun 2020

#LockdownLessons: Paxful launches #BuiltWithBitcoin Africa Fund in lockdown

#LockdownLessons: Paxful launches #BuiltWithBitcoin Africa Fund in lockdown

Evan-Lee Courie 19 May 2020

The street market at Mont-Bouët in Libreville, Gabon. The country was one of 10 on the continent downgraded this year. Getty Images

Why downgrading countries in a time of crisis is an exceptionally bad idea

Misheck Mutize 4 May 2020

Mauritius’ social welfare system is relatively stronger than most nations’ Getty Images

Mauritius heads into coronavirus storm with strong social welfare buffers

Myriam Blin 20 Apr 2020

It’s time the EU turned its rhetoric about Africa into more tangible action. epa

Europe and African relations post Covid-19: time to add size, scale and speed

Carlos Lopes 1 Apr 2020

The cost of coronavirus in Africa: What measures can leaders take?

The cost of coronavirus in Africa: What measures can leaders take?

Dorothy Tembo 1 Apr 2020

AfDB launches $3bn 'Fight Covid-19' Social Bond

AfDB launches $3bn 'Fight Covid-19' Social Bond

30 Mar 2020

Coverage of Chinese presence in Africa has been somewhat misleading. Shutterstock

China's investments in Africa: a fresh lens offers more balanced insights

Simon Manda 25 Mar 2020

There has been a slide in the levels of foreign direct investment in Africa. Wikimedia Commons

African countries aren't getting as much as they should from foreign direct investment

Muazu Ibrahim 25 Feb 2020

Ethiopia’s economic growth hovered between 8%-11% for over 10 years but its sovereign credit rating has not been upgraded Shutterstock

African countries aren't borrowing too much: they're paying too much for debt

Misheck Mutize 20 Feb 2020

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Source: © sedatseven

SA earns over half of investment banking fees in sub-Saharan Africa

12 Oct 2021

Source: ©volkoff

Top 10 gold holding countries

5 Oct 2021

Source: ©czekma13 Agadir, Morocco

10 most attractive investment countries in Africa

21 Sep 2021

Source: ©3dgenerator

Record R8.45bn sustainability loan for Africa

21 Sep 2021

Why real estate investors can make a real difference to climate change

Why real estate investors can make a real difference to climate change

Kristina Foster 20 Aug 2021

Summit to stimulate investment into Africa

Summit to stimulate investment into Africa

Mann Made 28 May 2021

#StartupFunding101: Raising capital in Africa and crossing the bridge to the US

#StartupFunding101: Raising capital in Africa and crossing the bridge to the US

Evan-Lee Courie 18 May 2021

Register now: CEO Connect discussion on Competitive Collaboration in Africa - One Africa, One Voice

Register now: CEO Connect discussion on Competitive Collaboration in Africa - One Africa, One Voice

Shift Impact Africa 17 May 2021

Investing in Nigeria: Discipline is key

Investing in Nigeria: Discipline is key

Rami Hajjar 5 May 2021

MTN Nigeria issues 100 billion naira bond - CFO

MTN Nigeria issues 100 billion naira bond - CFO

Chijioke Ohuocha 5 May 2021

African sovereign wealth funds double down on governance to power growth and prosperity

African sovereign wealth funds double down on governance to power growth and prosperity

28 Apr 2021

Rovuma LNG project

LNG production in Mozambique and the political risk of Islamic militancy

Theo Neethling 30 Mar 2021

Exeo Capital buys stake in Wellness Warehouse holding company

Exeo Capital buys stake in Wellness Warehouse holding company

25 Mar 2021

2020 a slow year for dealmaking in Africa, but post-pandemic opportunities look promising - Part 3

2020 a slow year for dealmaking in Africa, but post-pandemic opportunities look promising - Part 3

Wildu du Plessis and Morne van der Merwe 1 Mar 2021

What is sustainability accounting? What does ESG mean? We have answers

What is sustainability accounting? What does ESG mean? We have answers

Leanne Keddie 3 Feb 2021

West African solar startup secures $8.5m

West African solar startup secures $8.5m

Ishani Chetty 24 Dec 2020

Energy resources can spark Africa's economic growth

Energy resources can spark Africa's economic growth

NJ Ayuk 4 Nov 2020

Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

Bizcommunity.com 26 Oct 2020

Image credit: Retha Ferguson from Pexels

Covid-19 impact on consumption patterns in Africa's key markets

23 Jul 2020

Richard Neal, MD, Sovereign Trust

SA businesses look offshore to ease Covid-19 pain

Richard Neal 21 Jul 2020

The African Continental Free Trade Area - from agreement to implementation

The African Continental Free Trade Area - from agreement to implementation

Robyn Berger, Theunis Claassen and Catherine Robson 30 Jun 2020

#LockdownLessons: Paxful launches #BuiltWithBitcoin Africa Fund in lockdown

#LockdownLessons: Paxful launches #BuiltWithBitcoin Africa Fund in lockdown

Evan-Lee Courie 19 May 2020

The street market at Mont-Bouët in Libreville, Gabon. The country was one of 10 on the continent downgraded this year. Getty Images

Why downgrading countries in a time of crisis is an exceptionally bad idea

Misheck Mutize 4 May 2020

Mauritius’ social welfare system is relatively stronger than most nations’ Getty Images

Mauritius heads into coronavirus storm with strong social welfare buffers

Myriam Blin 20 Apr 2020

It’s time the EU turned its rhetoric about Africa into more tangible action. epa

Europe and African relations post Covid-19: time to add size, scale and speed

Carlos Lopes 1 Apr 2020

The cost of coronavirus in Africa: What measures can leaders take?

The cost of coronavirus in Africa: What measures can leaders take?

Dorothy Tembo 1 Apr 2020

AfDB launches $3bn 'Fight Covid-19' Social Bond

AfDB launches $3bn 'Fight Covid-19' Social Bond

30 Mar 2020

Coverage of Chinese presence in Africa has been somewhat misleading. Shutterstock

China's investments in Africa: a fresh lens offers more balanced insights

Simon Manda 25 Mar 2020

There has been a slide in the levels of foreign direct investment in Africa. Wikimedia Commons

African countries aren't getting as much as they should from foreign direct investment

Muazu Ibrahim 25 Feb 2020

Ethiopia’s economic growth hovered between 8%-11% for over 10 years but its sovereign credit rating has not been upgraded Shutterstock

African countries aren't borrowing too much: they're paying too much for debt

Misheck Mutize 20 Feb 2020

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Fear spreads easily. That's what gives the Wuhan coronavirus economic impact

Ilan Noy 30 Jan 2020

$50m Standard Bank funding to boost CCBA Ethiopia expansion

$50m Standard Bank funding to boost CCBA Ethiopia expansion

29 Jan 2020

Activist Greta Thunberg was among attendees who want the world’s leaders to prioritise fighting climate change.
AP Photo/Michael Probst

How CEOs, experts and philosophers see the world's biggest risks differently

Christopher Michaelson 28 Jan 2020

China in lockdown. EPA

Coronavirus does not look like a 'black swan' event - here are some reasons to be cautiously optimistic

Zheng Wang 27 Jan 2020

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (centre) with a host of African leaders at the UK Africa Investment Summit in London. EPA-EFE/Hollie Adams

UK-Africa trade and investment: who benefits?

Ian Scoones 24 Jan 2020

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SDGs create investment opportunities in Africa

24 Jan 2020

Impact of free trade area in Africa will be huge

Impact of free trade area in Africa will be huge

Andrew Skipper 21 Jan 2020

No coordination on macroeconomic policies in Nigeria Red Confidential/shutterstock

What Nigeria needs to do to avoid World Bank's worst case scenario

Wale Fatade 20 Jan 2020

Kenya is one of Africa's success stories. Image source: Getty/Gallo

Balancing the risks and opportunities on the African continent

Danesh Ranchhod 16 Jan 2020

Zak Sivalingum; FNB regional director: Gauteng East

One Africa: Businesses need to drive the AfCFTA

Zak Sivalingum 15 Jan 2020