Transforming African economies through Pension Funds and Alternative Investments

Transforming African economies through Pension Funds and Alternative Investments

Capital Markets in Africa, Mauritius, February 2017: Only one month remains until industry stakeholders meet at the Pension Funds & Alternative Investments Africa Conference (PIAFRICA), taking place on the 15 – 16 March at the Intercontinental Resort, Balaclava, Mauritius. Mauritius has a real GDP growth of 3.4% and access to 26% of the world’s population via air and sea networks, a range of investment promotion and protection agreements and bilateral double taxation avoidance agreements, making…

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Mediterrania Capital Partners’ Portfolio Companies deliver 64% Cumulative EBITDA growth

Mediterrania Capital Partners’ Portfolio Companies deliver 64% Cumulative EBITDA growth

Malta/Barcelona (8 February 2017). Mediterrania Capital Partners, the regional Private Equity firm focusing on growth investments for companies in North African and Sub-Saharan countries, announces that MC II’s portfolio companies delivered 64% Cumulative EBITDA growth since 2014. Until December 2016, while under Mediterrania Capital´s tenure, the Cumulative EBITDA of MC II´s Portfolio Companies reached €53 million, up 64% since 2014. In addition, Cumulative Revenues reached €340.8 million – a 63% growth rate – and Cumulative…

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S&P/FMDQ Nigeria Sovereign Bond Index Launched To Mark Signing of MOU

S&P/FMDQ Nigeria Sovereign Bond Index Launched To Mark Signing of MOU

LONDON, FEB 8, 2017: FMDQ OTC Securities Exchange (“FMDQ”), an organization fostering the development of the Nigerian over-the-counter (OTC) financial markets, and S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI), one of the world’s leading providers of financial market indices, announced today the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for a strategic agreement to create and launch new, co-branded fixed income-based indices. The signing took place at a ceremony in Lagos. The agreement marks S&P DJI’s first-ever…

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Mediterrania Capital Partners appoints Senior Director for Sub-Saharan Africa

Mediterrania Capital Partners appoints Senior Director for Sub-Saharan Africa

Malta/Barcelona (31 January 2017) -Mediterrania Capital Partners, the regional Private Equity firm focusing on growth investments for companies in North African and Sub-Saharan countries, announces the appointment of Mr. Pacôme Zahabi as Senior Director for Sub-Saharan Africa, based in Abidjan. With 20 years of professional experience in the finance industry in Africa, Mr. Zahabi is responsible for identifying new investment opportunities and driving financial and risk analysis of potential projects. He is also in charge of the…

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Returning in April, the Continent’s only Pan-African Debt Event

Hosted by GFC Media Group and officially supported by South Africa’s National Treasury, the prestigious Bonds, Loans & Sukuk Africa event, designed to bring together key borrowers, issuers and investors, returns for the 6th edition on the 5th & 6th of April 2017, at the Cape Town International Convention Centre.  Following on from a volatile 2016 which included Brexit, Trump and significant movement in currencies across the continent, the Bonds, Loans & Sukuk Africa 2017…

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FinTech Impact: Delivering Constructive Outcomes for Africa

FinTech Impact: Delivering Constructive Outcomes for Africa

Mobile money, payments innovation and the impact of blockchain are radically transforming the financial services landscape. This transformation is having a powerful impact across Africa where the acceleration of mobile phone penetration has already revolutionized the reach and effectiveness of financial services on the continent. Established banking and mobile phone companies, together with new challenges and FinTech disruptors, have tapped into this revolution to further boost FinTech in Africa as one of the most dynamic,…

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Islamic Banking Summit seeks to harness driving forces for development of Islamic finance

Islamic Banking Summit seeks to harness driving forces for development of Islamic finance

The International Islamic Banking Summit Africa Djibouti 2016 opened today with more than 250 Islamic finance leaders seeking to harness the driving forces for the successful development of Islamic finance in Africa. The Islamic finance industry offers a number of key value propositions to markets in Africa as government agencies, international Islamic financial institutions, as well as emerging local players and central banks seek to tap into the opportunities that will drive vital economic development…

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