Finance | - Part 9

Africa: Attempting to re-join the club

Author’s note: Not all African countries have been able to take advantage of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) – a programme granting duty-free access to the world’s largest consumer market, the US. The programme has seen some criticism, ranging from the perceived lack of reciprocity from African nations to the US’ unilateral suspension of African countries, and the uncertainty this creates when making long-term investment decisions. However, at least one country, Cameroon, thinks…

Cybersecurity budgets: The delicate balance of spending money to save money

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JOHANNESBURG (Capital Markets in Africa) – Allocating sufficient budget to cyber threats can be a complex issue that requires the cooperation and coordination of all executives within an organisation. When a company’s financial and reputational welfare is at stake, it pays to effectively calculate the priority such risks should be awarded during budgeting, says Ryan Mer CEO at eftsure Africa, a Know Your Payee™ (KYP) platform provider. For CFOs, it’s not a question of whether…

Time to Break the Deadlock on TotalEnergies’ Offshore Gas Deal

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JOHANNESBURG (Capital Markets in Africa) – South Africa is a regional heavyweight. Its economy is one of the largest on the African continent — as well as the most diversified, the most industrialized, and the most technologically advanced. It has more extensive road and rail networks than any other African state, a feature that puts it in a good position for future growth. But South Africa also has a very big problem. Since 2007, the…

AFSIC 2023 Event | Registration Discount Code AF23M10

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Investment: Egypt and Marriott power hotel development in Africa

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LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa): When it comes to hotel development across Africa, Egypt and Marriott are the two phenomena to watch. This insight comes from this year’s African Hotel Chain Development Pipeline report, widely acknowledged as the industry’s most authoritative source, documenting and analysing the number of hotels being planned and built across the continent. The survey, conducted by Lagos-based W Hospitality Group, in association with the Africa Hospitality Investment Forum (AHIF), is based…

Into Africa: Cloud brings customers and innovation

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JOHANNESBURG (Capital Markets in Africa):– South Africa and Kenya are worlds apart in their embrace of information technology, but they have one thing in common: they jointly lead the African continent in having the biggest impact of cloud computing on customer experience across 7 major African markets. This was one of the most significant findings of the final results of the Cloud in Africa 2023 study released this month by World Wide Worx, with support…

Energy in Africa – Challenges, Opportunities and the Way Forward

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Johannesburg, February, 20, 2023; While the African continent is confronted by its fair share of challenges, there remains a myriad of viable opportunities to capitalise on. Further, the robust and plentiful resources in the continent’s possession represent favourable gateways if proactively actioned. Access to energy: Achieving universal access to modern energy is a critical development challenge for African countries. Many outlying rural areas lack access to electricity owing to poor grid infrastructure and vast distances…

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