Emerging Markets: What To Watch This Week
South Africa reports September money and credit data Monday. Both are expected to slow from August. Third quarter unemployment will be…
Nigeria Fiscal Situation Signaling A Debt Crisis
Nigeria’s plan to raise a $2.86 billion Eurobond and simultaneously raise minimum wage could lead to a significant deterioration in…
Kenya Economic Performance “Stabilizing”
Stable Outlook Reflects Agency Expectation Of Growth Global rating agency SP Global last month place the sub-Saharan nation of Kenya…
Downgrades Mount For Nigeria As IMF Cuts Forecast
Global growth forecast lowered for first time since July 2016 In the same week the World Bank downgraded its economic…
Nigeria’s MTN Group: Troubled, Yet Successful
The MTN Group came into Nigeria in 2001 at a time many foreign investors felt the country was too poor…
Politics, Infrastructure, Hindering Nigeria’s FDI
Foreign Investment Lagging In One Of Africa’s Largest Economies To be at par with African peers, Nigeria needs $14 billion…
Fragile Economy, Politics, Hitting Nigerian Banks
Nigerian banks are struggling to find quality borrowers in an economy marred by political uncertainty. Rising political tensions heading into…
SAP Africa On Leading A Digital Transformation
The future is imminent and the future is now, says global technology enterprise provider, SAP. Kicking off South Africa’s premier…
South Africa: Ramaphosa’s Challenges Loom Large
Earlier this year, new South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced plans to attract 1 trillion rand (ZAR) in foreign long-term…
IMF’s Rallying Cry For South Africa Overlooks An Imminent Threat
South Africa was once at the forefront of Africa’s ‘lion economies’. The results since then have underwhelmed with weak growth,…
Nigeria Bucks Trend Of Falling Corporate Taxes
Nigeria’s corporate tax rate of 30 percent has not budged in the past decade in contrast to the global trend,…
Renminbi’s Integration Into Africa Set To Continue
In global trade corridors, the renminbi (RMB) is maturing, albeit with some teething issues as it evolves from an emerging…
