Africa

Mar
09

Rise of Africa Brief - Part 5

A wheat market in Egypt makes huge geographic and core commodities common sense. The problem is the inability of Egypt and its neighbours to leave behind post Imperial bureaucracy and actually resolve a marker of internal (let alone cross border) free trade.
16 min read
Mar
05

Rise of Africa Brief - Part 3

We wish EGX every success given that Egypt’s own underpinnings are a tad uneven currently. Be brave…
8 min read
Mar
03

Rise of Africa Brief - Part 1

Apparently 1 trillion: if all multinationals in Nigeria were listed on the Exchange… Behind the headline, this is another sound cry for sustained reform to build trust in markets with government privatization favouring the bourse.
8 min read
Apr
24

The ZA Pivot

The opportunities for JSE are enormous, despite being hamstrung by a domestic economy and government which leave a lot to be desired, even by African standards.
2 min read