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Africa is home to seven of the 10 fastest growing economies globally. This section of Biznews targets existing and potential investors into the African continent. Editors curate the most important news about African business, infrastructure development and investment, including emerging market essentials, trade and development, economic insights, SADC, ECOWAS and EAC region reports.
Every year, RMB releases the Investment Attractiveness Rankings report, which lists the African countries from top to bottom and this year saw Egypt hold on to top spot.
What’s really behind the ongoing murders of foreign nationals trying to eke out a living in South Africa? Depending on your politics, it’s either xenophobia or criminality, or a mixture of both.
Far from impoverishing South Africans, foreigners enrich our culture and economy, teaching us a thing or two – if we’re willing to learn.
The latest xenophobic attacks in South Africa have ignited the long-standing tensions between the country and Nigeria.
RMB transactor Lwandile Nene unpack’s the bank’s role in assisting the Africa Finance Corporation to close $650m Eurobond debt issue at an attractive interest rate.
Brian Raftopolous, an international studies expert, explains why there’s no end in sight to Zimbabwe’s woes.
There is a classic line that rings true with what Zimbabwean Cathy Buckle writes: The more things change, the more they stay the same.
RMB Infrastructure Transactor, Sindisiwe Mbuli takes us into the deal which combined four previously independent BEE entities into iThokazi – a 100% black owned renewable energy company.
Zimbabwe’s finance minister responded to the country’s worsening economic crisis last week by blacking out inflation statistics for the next six months.
This fascinating analysis is a passionate interpretation of a bruised and wounded African societal psyche that so easily justifies currently self-inflicted harm by blaming past injustices.