Africa | - Part 38

SuperInvestor Africa 2015

Fundraising Summit: 14 September 2015 South Africa Summit: 14 September 2015 Main Conference: 15 – 16 September 2015 The Westin Cape Town SAVE 10%. Quote VIP code: FKR2383CMAWB to claim SuperInvestor Africa will focus on LP/GP relations, facilitating the involvement of new investors in the African private equity market, whilst still offering the best knowledge sharing and networking opportunities on the continent. Join 250+ members of the cream of the African private equity industry including…

SuperReturn Africa 1st – 3rd December 2015

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West Africa Summit: 1 December 2015 Real Estate Summit: 1 December 2015 Main Conference: 2-3 December 2015 Mövenpick Ambassador Hotel, Accra, Ghana www.superreturnafrica.com/FKR2375CMAWB SAVE 10%. Quote VIP code: FKR2375CMAWB to claim Attend the 6th Annual Super Return Africa conference, Africa’s largest & most esteemed in-region meeting place and gain exposure to: 550+ senior-level attendees: Our largest audience yet! 150+ local and international LPs looking to invest in the region 140+ industry leading speakers: Largest speaker…

New York Pension Fund to Invest up to 3% of its assets in Africa

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London (Capital Markets in Africa):- At a conference in London last week, Vicki Fuller, the Chief Investment Officer of the New York State Common Retirement Fund, revealed that it is planning to allocate as much as 3% of its assets, (approximately $5 billion), to investing in Africa over the next 5 years. Private equity, venture capital, infrastructure and real estate opportunities all look set to benefit. With priority being given to managers with offices in African…

Nigeria Market Watch: Week Ended 30th April, 2015

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Weekly Equities Market Review and Outlook The Nigerian Stock Market traded predominately in the red save for the last trading day this week erasing previous losses. The streams of positive quarterly results that were released gradually boosted investors’ sentiment most especially on Thursday (+1.9%). As a result, the NSE-ASI advanced 0.6% WTD settling at 34,708.11 points at the close of trade this week. Likewise MTD and YTD swung positive at 9.3% and 0.1% respectively. On…

Delivery is critical in e-tail transactions, says DHL

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As e-commerce continues to gain popularity across the African continent, more effort needs to be paid towards facilitating flawless delivery to customers. This is further supported by the Global e-Commerce Logistics 2015(1) report which reveals that e-commerce logistics is rapidly changing to keep pace with this quickly evolving market. This is according to Sumesh Rahavendra, Head of Sales for DHL Express Sub Saharan Africa, who says that the delivery of goods purchased online is one…

Egyptian investors turn to courts to abolish tax on capital gains, dividends

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CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian investors challenged the government in court on Tuesday over a tax on stock dividends and capital gains, saying it is causing confusion and hampering investment. Traders say the market still doesn’t understand how the tax will be calculated or collected, adding to uncertainty aroused by an indefinite delay to parliamentary elections. The stock market hit a four-month low in early trade. The head of the Egyptian stock exchange complained the tax…

Ethiopia predicts record $1.5B foreign direct investment in 2015

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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (Capital Markets in Africa):- Foreign direct investment into Ethiopia will reach a record $1.5bn this year, on the back of successful efforts by the fast-growing and populous African country to attract overseas manufacturing companies. Only seven years ago, the country with a population of 94m drew only $108.5m in inward investments from overseas. But it has been growing at double-digit rates, thanks to increased relocation of factories, attracted by low wages, cheap…

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