MTN Recognized At Ask Afrika Orange Index Awards //
MTN South Africa has been named the winner of the Best Service in Telecommunications sector and the Best Call Centre in the country across all...
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African ICT must seize opportunity // TIC En Afrique Doit Saisir L’occasion
Paul Adepoju In this guest post for HumanIPO, Ayanda Dlamini,...
Africa and Middle East to Experience booming internet Traffic // Afrique Et Moyen Orient A L’expérience Internet En Plein Essor Trafic
By: Rutendo Nyamuda The Cisco Global Cloud Index predicts that by 2018 the Middle East and Africa will have the highest cloud traffic growth rate....
African Stock Market Performance // Performance boursière africaine
AFRICAN INDICES BRVM-CI 239.78 -1.99 -0.82% 28-Oct BSE DCI 9 560.47 -15.50 -0.16% 28-Oct EGX 30 8 744.77 95.78 +1.11% 28-Oct DSE ASI 2 602.19...
Mastercard Unveils Johannesburg As Africa’s Most Visited City // MasterCard Dévoile Johannesburg, Comme la Plupart De L’Afrique A Visité La Ville
Johannesburg is set to be the declared the most popular destination city in Africa for the second year running, comprehensively beating Cape Town who makes...
The Pros And Cons Of EAC Monetary Union // Les Avantages Et Les Inconvénients De L’Union Monétaire De CCE
There has been very vocal interest in regional integration, including monetary integration, in Africa over the decades since independence. With Africa rapidly on the rise...
Rand On The Retreat As China Data Weighs // Rand Sur La Retraite En Tant Que Données De Chine Pèse
Rand on the retreat as China data weighs The rand kicked-off the week on the back foot on Monday as the currency slipped to...
The cost of trading in Africa // Le Coût Des Activités De Négoce En Afrique
The costs involved in transacting can be either explicit, which are relatively straightforward to measure, or implicit. Implicit costs are not immediately apparent and...
ExxonMobil Earnings Edge Up // ExxonMobil Gains Pointe Vers Le Haut
US energy giant ExxonMobil reported slightly higher third-quarter earnings on Friday as better results in...
Facebook Shares Dive As Zuckerberg Eyes Future // Plongée actions Facebook Comme Zuckerberg Yeux Avenir
Facebook on Tuesday reported its quarterly profit nearly doubled but saw its stock pounded after outlining a plan to invest heavily in the future instead...
NIGERIAN STOCK EXCHANGE JOINS WORLD FEDERATION // LA BOURSE NIGÉRIANE SE JOINT À LA FÉDÉRATION MONDIALE
Nigerian Stock Exchange become a full member of the World Federation of Exchanges while setting the tones to woo Asian fund managers. It’s taken three...
Imperial Acquires 70% In Dutch Pharmaceutical And Medical Supplies Wholesaler To The African Market // Imperial Acquiert 70 % Du Marché En Néerlandais Pharmaceutique Et Médical Fournitures Grossiste A L’africain
Imperial expands its participation in the distribution of pharmaceuticals in Africa Imperial has acquired a 70% interest in Imres BV for €46 million cash, effective...
Microsoft’s Sales Increase, Helped By Its Acquisition Of Nokia, And Investors Notice // Augmentation Des Ventes De Microsoft, Aidé Par L’Acquisition De Nokia, Et Les Acquéreurs Avis
By NICK WINGFIELD Sales in the PC business are still in the dumps. Traditional software sales are losing steam to cloud services. And many venerable technology companies...
500 More Banks Support Apple Pay // 500 Plus De Banques Soutiennent Apple Payer
Apple’s new electronic payments service will launch on Monday, after the iPhone maker signed up another 500 banks to support a feature that competes with...
Nairobi Stock Exchange On The Verge To List Africa Oil On The Market // Bourse de Nairobi Sur Le Point To List Africa Oil Sur Le Marché
London-listed support services company Africa Oilfield Logistics plans to list its shares on Kenya’s Nairobi Securities Exchange, it said on Monday. The company, which is...
How to invest in Africa with cutting-edge ETFs // Comment Investir En Afrique Avec Les FNB De Pointe
By Robert Powell If they remade the movie “Out of Africa” for investors, they might need to rename it “Into Africa.”Consider that Ian Bremmer,...
GSK ACQUIRES STAKE IN ASPEN’S NEWLY-ESTABLISHED SUBSIDIARY // GSK Prend Une Participation Dans ASPEN’S Filiale Nouvellement Créée
By: Rutendo Nyamuda Aspen Global has entered into an agreement with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) whereby GSK will take an equity stake in Aspen’s subsidiary in Japan....
MANUFACTURING PRODUCTION SEES SLIGHT DECREASE IN AUGUST // La Production Manufacturière VOIT légère Diminution EN AOÛT
By: Nicole Cassandra Naidoo Manufacturing production decreased by 1.2 per cent in August 2014 compared with August 2013, according to Stats SA. Seasonally adjusted manufacturing...
Investment Group Rebids To Open Namibia Securities Exchange // Nvestment Group Rappele Pour Ouvrir Securities Namibie Bourse
By Felix Njini NamFin-X, a group of Namibian and international investors, is reapplying for a license to establish a new securities exchange in the country,...
Johannesburg Stock Exchanges Launches Currency Futures // Johannesburg Bourses lance à Terme Sur Devises
The JSE has launched a new range of currency futures that are likely to help with integration of financial markets in the region. George Glynos,...