Libya: turmoil and civil war Like so much else in Libya, Tripoli’s fledgling stock exchange came to a standstill after…
Browsing: Africa in Fact
Since Kenya reintroduced a 5% capital gains tax (CGT) in January, its stock market has plummeted. The Nairobi Securities Exchange…
Stewards at Cafe Neo prepare cafee for clients on December 4, 2014 in Lagos. Photo: Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP Rwanda has…
Hopes rose this year that a large initial public offering would rejuvenate one of Africa’s oldest bourses, but lack of…
Nigeria’s hope of reforming its capital market using a new corporate governance system is haunted by endemic corruption By Ini…
Markets around the world are adopting the environmental, social and good governance agenda, but “integrated reporting” faces problems in Africa…
How cash-strapped farmers get their goods to market quickly and at a fair, transparent price In a small, tidy office…
By Nontobeko Mtshali They are dollars wrapped with care — money that is homebound to villages and towns across the…
By Louise Redvers Angola is Africa’s fifth largest economy, its second producer of crude oil, a magnet for foreign…
Africa’s mining sector has proven a mixed blessing. The continent’s mineral resources offer enormous possibilities for wealth, but they are…
