Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest person and the President of Dangote Group, is estimated to have added a whopping $9.2 billion to his fortune in 2013. He remains the 30th-richest person in the world, according to Bloomberg, a global financial intelligence. While the widely respected media corroborated Forbes Africa, reporting that […]
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Five predictions for financial markets in 2014
Happy New Year! For the first time since 2008, we investors, economists and businesspeople say these words without irony. While last year was statistically disappointing, with global growth slowing slightly from 2012 and apparently belying the optimism expressed here last January, the verdict of financial markets and business sentiment has […]
Home prices post biggest annual rise in four years
Australian home prices continued their strong gains in December, leading to the biggest calendar year rise in four years. The RP Data-Rismark home value index shows capital city prices rose an average of 9.8 per cent last year, the biggest calendar year rise since 2009 when home values lifted 13.7 […]
