South Africa’s future: Premier League, Second Division, or failed state? Published by Kate Douglas on 12 July 2016 Renowned scenario planner highlights various red flags that investors in South Africa should keep an eye on.
Nigeria’s move from a fixed to a floating exchange-rate policy Published by Lumkile Mondi on 12 July 2016 The freeing of the Nigerian naira after months of policy debates saw the currency immediately plummet by 40%.
How this Norwegian fertiliser company plans to grow in Uganda and Kenya Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 12 July 2016 An office and a telephone not enough to boost profits.
Can oil diversify Uganda’s economy? Published by Christina Malmberg Calvo on 11 July 2016 A lot of optimism and hope is riding on the 6.5 billion barrels of crude oil in the Lake Albert basin.
‘Not too late to build FMCG brands in East Africa’ Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 11 July 2016 Kenyan company taking on the big boys with household cleaning products.
Oil and gas to be major attraction for private equity over next 12 months Published by Staff Writer on 11 July 2016 A recent EY survey reveals 43% of private equity investors plan to deploy capital into oil and gas by first half of 2017.
Ecobank identifies five hot spots for investment in Africa Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 10 July 2016 Some countries are still growing fast on the back of increasingly diversified economies, an expanding consumer class and rising capital inflows.
Costly home loans suppressing a ‘massive opportunity’ in low-income housing Published by Kate Douglas on 8 July 2016 Less than 10% of households can afford a mortgage for even the cheapest newly-built house.
The real estate company on the lookout for Kenya’s next property hot spots Published by Nelly Murungi on 7 July 2016 Solomon Wangwe is always on the lookout for raw, undeveloped land in the next up-and-coming location.
Start-up snapshot: An unintrusive device for monitoring vitals of sick children Published by Kate Douglas on 6 July 2016 A husband-and-wife team were urged by their son’s medical condition to come up with a device that allowed continuous monitoring of temperature and heart rate.
Brexit shakes Kenya’s logistics industry Published by Staff Writer on 5 July 2016 ‘The Brexit gives Kenya an opportunity to diversify its export markets and seek new opportunities outside our traditional markets.’
Zambia can beat the economic slowdown by making every kwacha count Published by Gregory Smith on 5 July 2016 Times are hard and Zambians have been feeling the pinch.
Côte d’Ivoire: Investors need to keep a cool head, says e-commerce boss Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 4 July 2016 ‘There are lots of business opportunities but investors should not get overexcited.’
Tullow Oil to ramp up activity in Kenya and looks to SMEs for partnership Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 4 July 2016 Tullow Oil is set to intensify drilling activities in Kenya towards the end of this year, with plans to produce ‘early oil’ by the second half of 2017.