Emerging stocks face new era as MSCI ponders $9 trillion markets
The stock markets of the world’s developing economies are about to undergo a kind of a revolution. As index provider MSCI Inc.
Carlyle’s $700 million Africa fund is eyeing two deals in Egypt
Carlyle Group LP, one of the world’s largest private equity firms, sees two buying opportunities in Egypt this year after a commodity
Barclays reaches target on Africa stake as it boosts sale
Barclays Plc reached a long-term target for shrinking its stake in its African unit earlier than expected as the bank boosted the size
Kenyatta opens Chinese-built Mombasa-Nairobi railway
President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday inaugurated a Chinese-built railway, linking the capital Nairobi with the port city of Mombasa.
How UNESCO got it wrong in Africa
Since 1972, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, or UNESCO, has maintained a “World Heritage
Plastic bag bans in Africa: Reality or fantasy?
Tunisia and Kenya recently joined the ranks of African countries banning the use of plastic bags – but poor waste management and
Increased spending fails to spike healthcare outcomes in Nigeria, Africa
*New public-private partnership models advocated… Despite increased spending on healthcare in the public and private sectors
Markets wrap: Stocks meander, Pound rises in holiday-hit trading
Global stocks were mixed and the dollar was flat as the latest comments from a Fed official offered little to excite traders amid thin
Africa ‘hemorrhaging’ billions in illicit financial flows- Experts
Africa loses an estimated $50 billion a year to illicit financial flows, leaving governments strapped for cash and dependent on
Uganda, Tanzania partner on world’s longest heated pipeline
Uganda and Tanzania signed a framework agreement on their proposed $3.55 billion crude export pipeline on Friday, a key milestone for