The ability to effectively trade gold is a strategic asset in uncertain times
Currency trading will never be the same
Venture capital firms are raising funds to secure high-impact African startups
The banking sector will be in a vulnerable position if the national treasury does not stabilise its debt
The Africa Continental Free Trade Area is set to be launched in January 2021. But the secretariat still needs to ensure that investors are adequately protected
Investors are keeping a close eye on what’s happening in the US, UK and China
Balancing Zim’s macro-economic environment to stimulate long-term growth
How land reform will be achieved in South Africa continues to limit near-term investment
As investors move away from risky emerging markets, the highly traded rand is caught up in the contagion
If investors take a proactive oversight role, capital can be allocated to well-run entities
Many investors have lost hope that the gold price — which has plummeted to its lowest level in two years — will ever get back to its 2011 mark.
The rand retreated from a tough resistance barrier and languished in a recent range as uncertainty about the ANC election has kept investors jittery.
Uncertainty has become a way of life for businesses eyeing Zimbabwe’s consumer boom. Jason Moyo reports.
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/ 30 October 2007
The head of the Wall Street investment bank Merrill Lynch was on Monday night negotiating a severance package tipped to be as high as -million after a risky strategy of betting billions on American mortgage-backed securities came disastrously unstuck.