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Exclusive Interview: Andrew Bainbridge, Group Chief Executive Officer, SBM Holding Limited Mauritius

LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – Andrew Bainbridge, Group Chief Executive Officer, SBM Holding Limited Mauritius grants an exclusive interview to Capital Markets in Africa. He shared with us his personal life experiences and leadership style as well as SBM Holding’s long-term strategic plans to maximize profitability and enhance shareholders’ value. The Group CEO viewed that the Mauritian banking sector is stable with a low unbanked rate and well regulated, and the sector is growing on…

Exclusive Interview: Joao Figueiredo, Chairman and CEO, MOZA Banco Mozambique

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Joao Figueiredo, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer, MOZA Banco Mozambique grants an exclusive interview to Capital Markets in Africa. He shared with us his personal life experiences and leadership style as well as Moza Banco’s latest financial performance and the bank’s long-term strategic plans to maximize profitability. Mr. Joao opined that Mozambique’s banking sector will continue to face pressure on the margins of its operating activities as a result of tight credit growth and the low…

Kenton Hartwell joins AMC Trade Finance as General Manage

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Dedicated African merchant banking house, Africa Merchant Capital, is delighted to announce the appointment of Kenton Hartwell as the new General Manager for AMC Trade Finance. Kenton brings with him more than 20 years of African banking and trade finance experience. In the Africa Merchant Capital Group, Kenton will head up the fast-growing subsidiary AMC Trade Finance, offering a range of structured trade finance solutions for the African import and export markets. Kenton is a…

Private Equity in Africa: The Myth of the Weak Exit Environment

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LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – Africa’s steady rise continues to attract a growing number of private equity (PE) investors who believe that African markets offer an exciting growth and investment opportunity. Some of the key drivers underpinning this growing perception among investors include improvement in the business environment, fiscal reform and sound economic policies, technological advancement, regional integration, and improved cooperation between the public and private sector. From an external perspective, the improving global…

The 6th Edition of The Real Estate Development Summit-Sub-Saharan

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The 6th Edition of The Real Estate Development Summit – Sub-Saharan is all set to take place at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa on the 25th & 26th July. The Sub – Saharan edition brings together a wide canvas of 80 Solution Providers, 30+ Speakers, 150+ VIP delegates and a fleet of industry thought leaders, Hotel Owners, Hotel Operators, Developers, Architects, Designers, Consultants, Suppliers, Technology Consultants, and Investors. The summit encompasses session…

Nollywood Is Ready to Hit the Global Stage Thanks to Netflix

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LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – Streaming will help Nigeria’s film industry, Africa’s most vibrant, reach a much wider audience. In December 2018, EbonyLife Films, a studio in Lagos, Nigeria, premiered Chief Daddy, a feature-length drama about an eccentric billionaire who dies suddenly, touching off a madcap scramble among his relatives over his estate. The movie was an immediate hit with audiences in Nigeria. By the end of the month it had emerged as the country’s…

What Brexit Could Mean For African Exports?

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LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – Although many consider Brexit to be purely a European issue, its consequences actually stand to reach all corners of the world. This rings especially true for major British trading partners, of which there are many in Africa. African exports, in particular, will likely see a wave of consequences in the aftermath of Brexit (should it ever come to fruition). For example, this site has posted before about how South…

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