What are the key issues and trends related to doing business in Africa in the private equity space?
3 days ago
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
Access to finance is needed to unlock Africa's agricultural potential but it cannot be focused on just one aspect of the value chain at the expense of others...
6 Dec 2018
Climate change is going to have huge consequences all over the world, especially in Africa...
Kate Gannon, & Declan Conway 6 Dec 2018
South Africa retains its position as the top foreign direct investment (FDI) destination on the African continent, according to the 2018 Ernst & Young (EY) Africa Attractiveness Survey...
27 Nov 2018
Africa can draw lessons from the European Union's path to integration, economic and political union, and achieving social progress, says President Cyril Ramaphosa...
15 Nov 2018
There are a number of sub-Saharan African countries where the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned debt servicing costs were becoming a burden, especially in oil-producing countries...
Akani Chauke 14 Nov 2018
When the pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto came up with cryptocurrency 10 years ago, he envisaged a global digital monetary system free from regulatory constraints....
2 Nov 2018
Four countries - Tanzania, Morocco, Tanzania and Zambia - offer immediate opportunities with government incentives available for investors...
1 Nov 2018
BBC News Africa is launching 'Smart Money', an exclusive half-hour weekly programme available across the continent from next week...
23 Oct 2018
Africa being made up of diverse countries has a mixed relationship with China with each country independently securing agreements and deals dependant on the whim of the incumbent governments...
Annie Lugube-Kutsawa 23 Oct 2018
Ever thought the answer to breaking the country's poverty cycle was as simple as improving basic education for females? Economist Dr Dawie Roodt explained the implications at last week's Ads24 Food for thought session...
Leigh Andrews 15 Oct 2018
International investment group Africa investor (Ai) recently announced the 2018 winners in the Ai Institutional Investment and Capital Market Awards...
1 Oct 2018
