African real estate leaders on investment opportunities in the region.
After five years of political instability, Madagascar’s economy, although very fragile, is starting to get investors’ attention, writes Anna Lyudvig.
In Africa, impact investing is critical to the continent's continued economic growth, says Amy Bell, Executive Director of Social Finance, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s announcement on the suspension of its bi-weekly foreign exchange auctions does not come as a surprise and seen as a positive move by industry experts, writes Anna Lyudvig.
Oil & gas explorers must rethink their capital expenditure on exploration activity across the African continent in the wake of the significant drop in the global oil price, according to an analysis on the oil & gas industry in Africa released by PwC.
Offshore investments by Nigeria pensions funds are practically nonexistent at the moment and despite less stringent regulation this is unlikely to change anytime soon, finds Anne-Louise Stranne Petersen.
Sven Richter, Managing Director of Frontier Markets at RenAsset Management, discusses Kenya and Nigeria and gives his outlook for 2015. He speaks with Africa Global Funds’s Anna Lyudvig.
Nigeria and Kenya frequently feature as the top investment destinations in Africa, with Nigeria being the clear front runner. Investors, however, are starting to view East Africa as a combined investment region that could rival the West African giant, using Kenya as a sturdy stepping stone to the wider East African region.
The strong run in the listed property sector last year contrasted sharply with the sell-off in mid-2013 that was triggered by the Federal Reserve’s decision to start phasing out quantitative easing. The market expected a resultant a sharp rise in interest rates, and consequently punished the property sector in a volatile period during the second half of 2013 and into the start of 2014.
African pension funds with growing asset bases, due to rising incomes, will need to look beyond traditional asset classes to diversify their portfolios, says Craig Metherell of RisCura.
Eczellon Capital has recently launched its first West Africa-focused private equity fund with a target size of $250m. Lami Adekola, Head of Investment Banking, tells Africa Global Funds about the firm and the fund's strategy.
Africa Global Funds catches up with Fulvia D’Ippolito, Director for Africa at Global Real Estate Institute to learn more about forthcoming Africa GRI 2015 conference in Johannesburg.
The drop in oil prices is a welcome development at a challenging time for the South African economy, says Arthur Kamp, Investment Economist at Sanlam Investment Management.
Leading global investors increasingly understand the case for African investments. A sustained growth rate of over 6% a year for the past 10 years is certainly compelling; but how to access that growth efficiently and effectively?
