Africa

Africa

Touching Lives with Sustainable Banking

The World Bank poverty index is not looking good for sub-Saharan Africa. While the global rate of poverty is declining, its rate in sub-Saharan...

Namibian Bank First to Issue Green Bond in Southern Africa

Namibia’s Bank Windhoek has announced its issuance of the first green bond in the Southern African market as it seeks to fund clean development...

N100bn Sukuk 2: DMO Receives N132bn From 2,073 Investors

The second attempt by the Federal Government at Sovereign Sukuk Bond, FG Sukuk 2 offer for the month of December has received huge investors’...

Election, Insecurity Take Toll on NSE

Expectations by experts and market observers in the Nigerian capital market, that transactions in equities will sustain the rally witnessed in 2017 did not...

Banque Misr Issued 6.32m Cards by End of June 2018

The number of electronic payment cards issued by Banque Misr by the end of June 2018 exceeded 6.32m cards, most of which have smart...

Nigeria’s Sukuk Bond Oversubscribed, Receives N132bn for N100bn Offer

The federal government of Nigeria received over N132 billion subscriptions from 2,073 investors for its N100 billion 7-year 15.74 per cent Sukuk offer, the...