Private equity in Africa: Why investors need new approaches Published by Boston Consulting Group on 19 September 2016 With too many players chasing the same kinds of deals, funds need to consider more flexible investment strategies.
Business-to-business market in Africa to show $1 trillion growth by 2025 Published by Justin Probyn on 16 September 2016 Report: B2B services represent a larger opportunity than consumer market.
Third year in a row: 13 global awards for Broll Published by Press Office on 16 September 2016 In the much coveted global real estate survey, Broll Property Group, a CBRE affiliate was given 13 international awards with overall award for leading Advisors and Consultants in Africa.
Show appreciation to get most out of customers, employees, suppliers Published by Quinton Douman on 16 September 2016 People who feel appreciated perform better.
Interview: Trends in shopping mall development Published by Helen Sullivan on 16 September 2016 Report reveals strong growth in new malls; slowdown concentrated in select countries.
Boot manufacturer on surviving Zimbabwe’s rocky economy Published by Kate Douglas on 15 September 2016 Gale Rice shares how her manufacturing business kept going through one of the worst cases of hyperinflation in world history.
Private equity firm on why it backed a North African pharma producer Published by Justin Probyn on 15 September 2016 Actis recently invested in Medis Group – a producer of generic pharmaceuticals in Tunisia and Algeria.
From social entrepreneurship to systems entrepreneurship Published by Press Office on 15 September 2016 The Bertha Centre believes that “systems entrepreneurship” – an integrated approach to affecting positive change, while harnessing the power of both markets – is the next chapter for social entrepreneurship.
Lack of local-language content limits Africa’s internet adoption Published by Kate Douglas on 14 September 2016 Despite increased internet availability, less than a third of Africans are online.
Funding Africa’s future leaders’ studies Published by Press Office on 14 September 2016 To date over R6 million has been committed in scholarship funding for GSB Masters and PhD programmes.
Oil and gas activity, infrastructure development spicing up business in Senegal Published by Staff Writer on 14 September 2016 Commercial activity driven by oil and gas discoveries, and the government’s infrastructure development initiatives.
Why is Ghana 25 times more successful than Nigeria at attracting tourism revenues? Published by Charles Robertson on 14 September 2016 Tourism should be an easy win for emerging and frontier market economies.
What young Africans want from their employers Published by Helen Sullivan on 14 September 2016 The findings of research into how employers can attract top talent.
Financing small-scale farmers: Opportunities for the private sector to get involved Published by Kate Douglas on 13 September 2016 Africa requires innovative strategies to meet its agriculture investment needs.
