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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Billion-Dollar Woman Dressed For Success

NEWSMAKERS: NIGERIA By Valentina Pasquali A 61-year-old Nigerian oil tycoon is now the richest black woman in the world, having recently overtaken American entertainment mogul Oprah Winfrey for the title. Her name is Folorunsho Alakija and she ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets Roundup: Africa

G HANA INVESTS IN RENEWABLES By Antonio Guerrero UK-based Blue Energy will invest $400 million to build Africa’s largest solar photovoltaic power plant in Ghana. The Nzema project will produce 155 megawatts, increasing the country’s generating capacity ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets Review: Fast-Growing Economies Drive African Growth

A RACE TO THE FINISH By Jonathan Gregson With several of the world’s fastest-growing economies to be found in sub-Saharan Africa, investors are keen. They are now looking beyond the commodities sector, and China continues to lead the ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Investors Wary In Run-Up to Kenya’s Presidential Election

NEWSMAKERS: KENYA By Dan Keeler Nervousness about Kenya’s March 2013 general election is prompting international investors to put their investment plans on hold, says Musalia Mudavadi, one of the leading candidates in the presidential race. Mudavadi: Kenya’s ...

Banking

Africa: Growth Of Pan-African Banks

BANKING ON AFRICA By Erik Heinrich A continent-wide boom is shaping a new breed of pan-African lenders. The future has never looked brighter for sub-Saharan Africa. Many of its economies are expanding at annual rates of 6% ...

Banking

Africa: Oil & Gas

DIFFFICULT CHOICES By Antonio Guerrero African oil producers stand to benefit from continued sanctions on Iranian oil exports. But their path is not without challenges. As the US and EU tighten the screws on Iran, imposing sanctions ...

Banking

Central Banker Report Cards 2012: Middle East & Africa

By Gordon Platt, Antonio Guerrero and Anita Hawser MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA ALGERIA Mohammed Laksaci Grade: C The central bank of Algeria, Africa’s second-largest oil producer, has kept its discount rate at 4% for the past few years to encourage ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Hailemariam To Lead Ethiopia’s Transformation

NEWSMAKERS: ETHIOPIA By Valentina Pasquali Plagued by corruption and emerging from three decades of stable but authoritarian government, Ethiopia is undergoing its first peaceful transfer of power after the death, in August, of longtime prime minister Meles Zenawi. ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Treasury & Cash Management: Looking Externally For Improved Compliance Management

GIVING DILIGENCE ITS DUE By Karen Kroll Companies are using outsourced service providers, bringing in experts, and making use of new technology solutions to stay compliant with the increasingly complex global regulations. Despite some of the headlines ...

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Africa

Billion-Dollar Woman Dressed For Success

Emerging Markets Roundup: Africa

Emerging Markets Review: Fast-Growing Economies Drive African Growth

Investors Wary In Run-Up to Kenya’s Presidential Election

Africa: Growth Of Pan-African Banks

Africa: Oil & Gas

Central Banker Report Cards 2012: Middle East & Africa

Hailemariam To Lead Ethiopia’s Transformation

Treasury & Cash Management: Looking Externally For Improved Compliance Management

WORLD’S BEST CORPORATE/INSTITUTIONAL INTERNET BANKS IN MIDDLE EAST/AFRICA 2012

WORLD’S BEST CONSUMER INTERNET BANKS IN MIDDLE EAST/AFRICA 2012

Words Of Wisdom: Arnold Epke, Ecobank