The African Securities Exchanges Association (ASEA), a premier association of 25 securities exchanges from across the continent—will hold its annual conference in Johannesburg from 15 – 17 November.
Emirates Group Reports $12.6bn 2015 Half-year Revenue
The Emirates Group has announced its half-year results for 2015-16, showing continued business growth and a strong performance.
Samsung Smartphone Shipments Return to Growth in Q3 2015
According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, global smartphone shipments grew 10 percent annually to reach 354 million units in the third quarter of 2015.
Business Journal Named ‘Best Financial Newspaper in Nigeria’
Business Journal has won international recognition as ‘Best Financial Newspaper in Nigeria’ in the 2015 International Finance Awards by Wealth & Finance International Magazine of the United Kingdom (UK).
How Stanbic IBTC Was Caught in Annual Accounts Fraud
The white-stained gloves went off. And the pretence of Best Corporate Governance was publicly muddled as Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc was caught red-handed by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) for allegedly falsifying and manipulating its annual accounts in 2013 and 2014 to deceive regulators, tax authorities, shareholders and the general public on the true state of its financial results in the two years under review.
TSA: CBN Sanctions UBA N2.9bn, First Bank N1.8bn
These are bad times for United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc and First Bank Limited as both were sanctioned by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to the tune of N2.9 billion and N1.8 billion respectively for allegedly violating the Treasury Single Account (TSA) policy of the Federal Government.
The Federal Cabinet: Time for Effective Governance
The 2015 Presidential Election ended on Saturday, March 28, 2015. It now belongs to the history books. Regardless of the pros and cons of the polls, it came and went.
N1tr Fine: NCC Issues November 16 Deadline to MTN
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it has issued a November 16, 2015 deadline to MTN Nigeria to pay the N1 trillion penalty it imposed on the mobile operator for failing to disconnect 5.2 million unregistered SIM cards on its network.
10 Ways to Finance Africa’s Energy Opportunity
Can we stave off catastrophic climate change while building the energy systems needed to power growth, create jobs and lift millions of people out of poverty? That’s a crucial question for Africa.
Global Capital Standards Finalised For AIG, 8 Big Insurers
The world’s nine biggest insurance companies will have to hold more capital under new rules just finalised by global regulators that aim to prevent taxpayer bailouts of the industry in a crisis.
IDC TechScape Offers Manufacturers Roadmap to Future Factory
The venerable factory is an important competitive weapon in the digital economy. Smart manufacturing programmes can deliver financial benefits that are tangible and auditable.
Corruption Killing African Businesses
An estimated 34% of African businesses reported losing out on deals to corrupt competitors in an annual survey of business attitudes comprising interviews with 824 companies worldwide. The survey was conducted by Control Risks, a global business risk consultancy.
Corruption is still a major cost to international business, with 34%* of respondents from Africa reported losing out on deals to corrupt competitors.
Brand Africa to Unveil Africa’s Top 100 Brands on Oct 22
Brand Africa is to release its highly anticipated 4th Brand Africa 100: Africa’s Best Brands rankings of the Top 100 Most Admired and Most Valuable brands in Africa at a Gala event at Sandton Convention Center on 22 October 2015.
The rankings, first launched in 2011 at the 2nd Brand Africa FORUM, have been held in Johannesburg, South Africa in 2011 in partnership with Brand South Africa, in Nairobi, Kenya in 2014 in partnership with the Kenya Securities Exchange and in New York in 2013 partnership with African Business on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.
ITU Telecom World 2015 Accelerates Global ICT Innovation
ITU Telecom World 2015 closed its doors at Hungexpo, Budapest following an exceptional week of dialogue, debate, networking and showcasing.
The event, which welcomed over 4,000 participants from 129 countries, brought together an impressive line-up of top-level government representatives, leaders of industry – from established players to SMEs (small and medium enterprises) and young start-ups, from emerging and developed markets – along with high-level representatives of international organisations, entrepreneurs, accelerators, incubators and academia.
Gartner Lists Top 10 Corporate Technology Trends for 2016
Gartner defines a strategic technology trend as one with the potential for significant impact on the organisation.
“Gartner’s top 10 strategic technology trends will shape digital business opportunities through 2020,” said David Cearley, Vice President and Gartner Fellow.
“The first three trends address merging the physical and virtual worlds and the emergence of the digital mesh. While organisations focus on digital business today, algorithmic business is emerging. Algorithms – relationships and interconnections – define the future of business. In algorithmic business, much happens in the background in which people are not directly involved.