The global rating agency Fitch has rated banking regulation in Nigeria, South Africa, Morocco and Kenya among the strongest in Africa. Outside these countries, most banks report according to local accounting standards, and transparency is limited, reports BusinessDay South Africa. The ratings of many African banks incorporate operating risks from […]
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South Africa was continent’s top FDI recipient in 2013
Foreign direct investment flows to Africa increased nearly 7 percent to an estimated $56 billion last year, nearly a fifth of which went to top recipient South Africa, a United Nations report said on Tuesday. Africa, along with Latin America and the Caribbean, helped drive FDI inflows to developing economies […]
Access Bank, Sweden, others partner on capacity building
Access Bank Plc is collaborating with the Global Reporting Initiative Focal Point South Africa, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency and Thistle Praxis Consulting on sustainability of capacity building in the country. The bank said a capacity building session, tagged G4 Sustainable Reporting Guideline Training Workshop, was designed to empower participants […]
