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Few figured Senegal would ever end up as one of the emerging countries in Africa. But Senegal’s ascent, which began to take shape over a decade ago, represents a seismic shift in redefining Africa’s political and economic landscape. There’s a similar story currently unfolding in Cote d’Ivoire.
Continue reading The firms plans to provide a comprehensive range of occupier and investor services in management and facilities services, project management, transactions for clients,
Continue reading As transparency becomes a prerequisite for some investors to invest on the continent, perhaps now more than any other time in the history of the continent should it become a style, a way of doing business not just to attract foreign investments and businesses, but also in the ways governments, and other leaders conduct themselves.
By placing significant emphasis on transparency, holding leaders accountable for their conduct, analysts believe that Africa now has the potential to bring about a future that would have been unimaginable a generation ago. But to realize this potential, African leaders will have to drive the structural transformation necessary to achieve the goals to inclusive and sustainable growth. The result could be an unprecedented step, the big leap the continent needs to mingle with the big leagues.
Continue reading While tax hike means higher prices for consumer, softer import demand on the back of escalating prices willhelp firm Shilling.
Continue reading One of the most important aspects of Ghana’s new plans with the International Monetary Fund program is the phasing out of the Bank of Ghana’s (BoG) financing of the budget deficit to 5 percent of the previous year’s revenue in FY15E, and 0 percent from FY16E, which is expected to slow cedi weakness, implying rate cuts from 2016 are likely.
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