06/02/2020
How COVID-19 and low yield affect Nigeria’s pension funds
Covid-19 and low yield are conniving to rub pension fund managers of a chest-beating performance, and the pension fund investors of blissful retirement.
Covid-19
05/31/2020
COVID-19: Dealing with challenging times in Nigeria’s banking sector
Wigwe said he had ensured that all employees of Diamond Bank were integrated into Access.
05/28/2020
Remote workers present a new security threat in the age of COVID-19
Why the new work from home paradigm brought about by the pandemic has given rise to a new set of challenges for businesses
05/25/2020
How Covid-19 will impact African economy
For Africa’s economies, the implications of these challenges are far-reaching.
05/21/2020
Concern in South Africa as job losses pile up
This online survey of 1,005 adults in South Africa was conducted on 4 – 11 May, 2020
05/19/2020
The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic On The South African Financial Regulatory Landscape
The most notable regulatory interventions by the SARB were measures to increase banks’ supply of loanable funds
05/18/2020
Coronavirus: Why Africans should take part in vaccine trials
So far one vaccine trial has begun in South Africa - and one is one waiting approval in Kenya.
05/18/2020
East Africa: COVID-19 Leaves Region in $2.3 Billion Debt Hole in Three Months
Uganda has added $540.2 million to its debt load, while Rwanda has borrowed $223.65 million.
05/17/2020
IMF demands better use of ‘new’ funds from Kenya
The Kenyan government has also mobilised about $20 million from private sector firms and rich individuals through the Covid-19 Emergency Response Fund.
05/14/2020
Standard Chartered donates USD11,8m for immediate COVID-19 relief efforts across Africa and the Middle East
The donations will contribute to programmes providing urgent medical support and the protection and education of vulnerable children
05/13/2020
South Africa opens new coronavirus loan scheme – what you need to know
Treasury said that government and commercial banks are sharing the risks of these loans.
05/13/2020
Investment banks, CMA pledge Ksh.30million for Covid-19 fund
The contribution to Kenya’s Covid-19 fund comes on the backdrop of measures to enable continuity of markets amidst disruptions caused by the pandemic
05/06/2020
Joint Medical Store from Uganda inaugurates Standard Chartered’s US$1 billion financing programme to help tackle Covid-19
Ugandan NGO coverts facilities to help fight the virus
05/05/2020
NSE transactions rise 63.6% amid COVID-19 chaos
Foreign outflows rose by N87.73 billion as against N52.37 billion in February 2020 while foreign inflows for the month under review grew by N22.49 billion compared with N18.87 billion in the corresponding period of February 2019.
05/04/2020
Afreximbank announces $3 million COVID-19 response grant for African countries
Afreximbank’s President, Prof. Benedict Oramah, said that the grant was given in response to a request by African Heads of State.
05/04/2020
‘Bank’s support against COVID-19 spread will boost governments efforts’
The Group Chairman also commended the Federal and States as well as governments across Africa, for their rapid actions against the threat.
05/04/2020
Digital palliative key to the flattening curve
Almost half of young Nigerians now own a smart phone, with researchfrom analysts Pew showing that 48 percent of 18-34-year-olds, and 39 percent of all adults, access the internet using their mobile telephone.
05/03/2020
StanChart commends COVID-19 frontline workers
COVID-19 has impacted all of us in profound ways.
05/02/2020
“There will be no downsizing”, Access Bank assures its employees in spite of the pandemic
While some companies have resorted to laying off employees, Access Bank has taken the empathetic route of trimming operating costs through salary cuts.
05/01/2020
When the living room becomes the boardroom: CEOs on working from home
We received interesting and divergent views.