Category: Articles

How Barclays’ big play re-energized its Africa private wealth business

In November 2021, Amol Prabhu and Rahim Daya, senior bankers at Barclays, got wind of the fact that Credit Suisse was keen to offload a sizeable chunk of its Africa private banking business. The Swiss lender, now owned by UBS, was once again draining the bitter cup, having slogged its way through a year that

TechCabal’s reaches 2 million readers in Q3 2023

TechCabal’s editors share highlights of the newsroom’s reportorial impact in Q3. Welcome to our first quarterly editorial letter. It has been a hectic quarter for startups. The common themes have been mergers and acquisitions, crypto-based initiatives, the macroeconomic environment funding and the state of web3. How did we leave out artificial intelligence? Most conversations these

Ghana is one of best places to do business in Africa – CWEIC

Talk to anybody in the know about Africa, and you’ll soon find that Ghana is internationally recognised as one of the best places to do business on the continent. As the country continues its post-Covid recovery, international investors are increasingly interested in Ghana’s traditionally lucrative agriculture and mining industries, as well as the emergence of

World Bank revises Ghana’s growth rate downwards to 1.5 percent

Ghana’s economic growth is expected to decelerate to 1.5 percent this year, fresh projections by the World Bank have suggested. The slowdown is sharp drop from the 3.1 percent growth in 2022. It is also significantly low per the average of 61. percent pre-pandemic growth. The World Bank in its latest Africa’s Pulse report revealed

How Did Nigerians Revamp South Africa’s Beloved Amapiano? –

The African continent is undoubtedly a treasure trove of musical talents, with countries like Ghana, South Africa, and Nigeria leading the charge in the music industry. In recent times, a friendly musical rivalry has emerged, particularly between South Africa and Nigeria, as they strive to assert their prowess and influence. At the heart of this

REFLECTIONS ON NIGERIA AT 63

Nigeria will stand tall among nations, reckons Aliyu Tanimu Sunday, October 1st marked Nigeria’s 63rd Independence Day. The celebration was low-key as Nigerians reflected on the journey so far. It comes at a time when Africa’s largest economy has long been in freefall since the Muhammadu Buhari administration. Youth unemployment, inflation, and debt are at

Without transit facility, Nigeria can’t benefit from Single African Air Transport Market – Air Peace

Air Peace has said that without transit facilities at the Nigerian international gateways, especially the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, the country cannot benefit from the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM). Nigeria and 33 other African countries like Morocco, Egypt, Ethiopia, South Africa, Cameroon, Congo, Ghana, Liberia, Lesotho, Kenya and others have signed