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Deutsche Bank Lured Staff to Florida. What Comes Next Is Secret

LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – They live in rows of tidy townhouses, setting out early every weekday for a short walk to Deutsche Bank AG’s lush corporate campus. For the closest, it’s just across the street. For the past several years, Deutsche Bank has been persuading harried Wall Streeters to move to Jacksonville, Florida, where it was building out operations to handle more of the firm’s business at a lower cost. Veterans who accepted the posts…

INTO AFRICA July 2019 Edition – Trading Africa’s Prosperity

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Welcome to the July 2019 edition of INTO AFRICA, a publication written by the professionals, for professionals, investors, policymakers … Advancing and providing fresh insight into Africa’s emerging markets through renowned thought leadership and peer-to-peer knowledge-sharing. The edition is titled: Trading Africa’s Prosperity. Africa is fundamentally a trading continent. The socio-economic structure of most African countries hinges on trade; however, trade still accounts for 51 percent of Africa’s GDP according to World Bank data. The last…

The Fundamental Role of Private Equity

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LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – Investments by private equity funds into companies hold great benefits besides the provision of capital. Private equity investments have a considerable impact in terms of productivity, skills development, job creation, and social impact, as it includes the transfer and exchange of know-how, access to a broader network, and not merely the flow of capital. Private equity fund managers play an active role in managing their investments in companies, with…

Issues and solutions for African trade finance. Are ECAs and DFIs the answer?

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LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – The last few years have proved difficult economically for much of Africa. This, together with political issues (for example in Zimbabwe, South Africa, and Mozambique) and constraints on access to finance, has resulted across much of the continent in a drop off in inward investment levels. In addition, economic growth has not lived up to hope or expectation. This article looks at some of the issues and how certain…

Exclusive Interview: Alexandre Maymat, head of Africa, Mediterranean and Overseas, Societe Generale

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In an exclusive interview with INTO AFRICA, Alexandre Maymat, head of Africa, Mediterranean and Overseas, Societe Generale shares that, ” Societe Generale’s roots in the financing of the real economy in Africa and its loyalty to the continent have encouraged the Bank to take a responsible look at the development of the African continent. Arguably, the geographical expansion strategies of African banking groups have recorded limited success – some pioneers are now partly backtracking. What…

Exclusive Interview: Cobus Visagie, Chief Executive Officer, Africa Merchant Capital Limited

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Cobus Visagie, Chief Executive Officer, African Merchant Capital Limited grants an exclusive interview to Capital Markets in Africa. He shared with us his personal life experiences and leadership style. Cobus shares his thought about Africa trade finance gap and viewed that the yield on well packaged Africa credit opportunities is however attractive and hence there is a demand for the product. Thanks for granting this interview. Please tell our readers more about your background and what motivated the…

Exclusive Interview: Mohammed Kateeb, Path Solutions’ Group Chairman and CEO

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In an exclusive interview with INTO AFRICA, Mohammed Kateeb, Path Solutions’ Group Chairman & CEO shares that, “As pioneers and experts in Islamic banking software solutions and services, we often lead our clients by advising them on what world-class solutions look like. Our vision is to empower our clients with a powerful and innovative software platform to run their business efficiently and successfully”. What are the major verticals for which you are offering software solutions? MOHAMMED KATEEB: We…

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