South Africa has retained its position in the 2015 Ibrahim Index on Africa Governance. In the 2015 Index, South Africa has retained its rank of 4 of 54 countries assessed in the Index. This follows…
Factors attracting Africa’s millionaires to South Africa
October 5, 2015
Over the last three years, South Africa has experienced inauspicious economic activity which saw subdued Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth, unstable currency and stagnant unemployment. In 2015, the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) and ratings…
More than a third of risk professionals throughout Africa, Europe and the Middle East have experienced a material or significantly disruptive loss relating to a data breach
South Africa Rises 7 Places in Annual WEF Global Competitiveness Index
September 30, 2015
Brand South Africa (http://www.brandsouthafrica.com) today welcomed the 2015/16 results of the World Economic Forum’s annual Global Competitiveness Index which sees South Africa rise seven places from 56 to 49 of 140 countries. Speaking about South…
Quality management teams key when investing in Africa
September 19, 2015
Africa is now being termed the final frontier and a number of South African and international corporates are expanding into the continent. With the region’s population growing rapidly and the United Nations (UN) forecasting that…
African story is a compelling
September 19, 2015
The African continent is making strides to redefine itself as one of the world’s major economic players. Increasingly, there is more interest in the continent from economic powerhouses such as…more
FDI value jumps despite falling number of investment projects in Africa
September 18, 2015
According to EY’s 2015 Africa attractiveness survey – Making choices Africa’s share of foreign direct investment (FDI) projects fell 8,4% in 2014, but remained well above pre-2008 levels. However, foreign direct capital investment into the…
Tapping into African insurance
September 18, 2015
Ahead of the surge, South Africa’s leading insurance companies have started to make inroads into this predominantly untapped market by expanding their scope into African countries…more
