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João Figueiredo is the chairman and CEO of Único Bank.

Five qualities a successful manager should have when leading a company

João Figueiredo, recently named the African Banker of the Year, talks about the five qualities of a successful manager.

Published by on June 13th, 2013 at 11:06 am
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‘Zimbabwe is picking up, but business people need patience’

“The Zimbabwean retail sector is actually booming at the moment. There is a huge amount happening,” says Marc Sternberg, MD of Spark ATM Systems.

Published by on June 12th, 2013 at 10:06 am
Craig Featherby, head of the deVere Group’s Africa operations.

Meet the Boss: Craig Featherby, Africa head, deVere Group

“I guess I try and work harder than the guy next to me.”

Published by on June 5th, 2013 at 08:06 pm
Craig Featherby, head of the deVere Group’s Africa operations.

More high net worth individuals in Africa driving deVere’s growth

“Africa represents truly the last sizeable investment opportunity for international investors.”

Published by on May 24th, 2013 at 03:05 pm
Tony Elumelu

Tony Elumelu outlines the case for Africapitalism

“Private sector development has a much greater potential to improve self-sufficiency and prosperity than charity.”

Published by on May 14th, 2013 at 12:05 pm
James Mwangi

Meet the Boss: James Mwangi, CEO, Equity Bank Group

“We need to look at ways to unlock the youth demographic dividend.”

Published by on May 9th, 2013 at 02:05 pm
Ebenezer Essoka, GM of Standard Chartered bank in Southern Africa, says local partnerships are important in Francophone Africa.

Meet the Boss: Ebenezer Essoka, CEO, Standard Chartered South Africa

“I am also a myth buster; when you say it can’t be done, I believe it can be done.”

Published by on May 8th, 2013 at 01:05 pm
Dave Uduana, chairman of the Pension Fund Operators Association of Nigeria, says that the industry only has about 1% of its portfolio allocated to private equity.

Growth in pensions means good times ahead for Africa’s private equity industry

Africa’s private equity industry will be a major beneficiary of the growth in pension funds.

Published by on May 8th, 2013 at 11:05 am
Kennedy Bungane is the CEO of Barclays Africa

Executing winning strategies in Africa

There is always discussion about risk and reward in Africa – how to move away from perceived risk to actually objectively understand what risk you’ve got.

Published by on May 7th, 2013 at 02:05 pm
Kresten Buch is the founder of 88mph.

Investment firm 88mph reveals what it looks for in African tech start-ups

How we made it in Africa talks to 88mph’s Sylvia Brune and Kresten Buch about investing in African tech start-ups.

Published by on April 29th, 2013 at 11:04 am
Femi Oyetunji is managing director of Continental Re.

Meet the Boss: Femi Oyetunji, MD, Continental Re

“I find that the youth are in too much of a hurry. Successful businesses are built one step at a time.”

Published by on April 18th, 2013 at 02:04 pm
Femi Oyetunji is managing director of Continental Re.

How to build a pan-African company? ‘You start in the market you know best’

Dinfin Mulupi talks to the management of Continental Re, Nigeria’s largest re-insurance company.

Published by on April 16th, 2013 at 12:04 pm
James Mwangi

‘Africa has come of age,’ says top businessman James Mwangi

James Mwangi has transformed Equity Bank into East and Central Africa’s largest bank

Published by on March 19th, 2013 at 08:03 am
Mthuli Ncube

Harnessing remittances for Africa’s development

Remittances by African migrants play an important role as a source of financing and foreign exchange for African households and countries.

Published by on March 10th, 2013 at 07:03 pm
Jean Claude Bastos de Morais

Africa has the ideas but lacks the resources to fund them, says Swiss entrepreneur

“Africa could become one of the world’s opportunity hubs,” says Jean Claude Bastos de Morais.

Published by on March 4th, 2013 at 04:03 pm
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