Tag: Africa

Africa’s CEOs look to innovation, technology to stimulate growth in uncertain global economic environment

10/5/2016/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP In Africa’s boardrooms growth is on the agenda – together with addressing stakeholders’ expectations and concerns and managing the pipeline of talent. Business strategies of companies include the growing of regional operations, investing in and developing innovative and technological products and services, and strengthening of internal management structures. […]

IMF sees sub-Saharan Africa growth near two-decade low in 2016

Tue May 3, 2016/Reuters By Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa is likely to slow this year to its weakest in nearly two decades, hurt by a slump in commodity prices, drought and the after-effects of the Ebola outbreak, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday. […]

SimbaPay announces single money transfer of up to $45,000

3/5/2016/SimbaPay SimbaPay is revolutionizing the remittance space through its official announcement of raising the single transaction limit to a whopping $45,000. This is substantially higher than the previous transaction limit of $3,000. According to Victor Karanja, Head of Operations at SimbaPay, sending money home and buying property across Africa has […]