Ghana
Finance
Following Santander Brasil's double listing in New York and Sao Paulo (the US$8.1bn IPO is the largest global IPO so far this year), the Brazilian unit has attracted yet more interest....
2009-10-14Finance
To those who thought sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) would hibernate until the end of the global recession, Qatar Investment Authority (QIA)'s involvement in the VW-Porsche megamerger...
2009-07-28Finance
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the African Development Bank, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and the German development finance institution DEG have unveiled...
2009-06-10Finance
The Netherlands Development Finance Company (FMO) has confirmed that is has committed EUR118mn (US$167mn) to nine African private equity funds, in a move that once again shows the...
2008-09-10Finance
The Market Vectors Africa Index Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) was launched on July 14 by New York-based asset manager Van Eck Global. The new ETF is the latest way for investors to tap...
2008-07-17Finance
Ghana's All-Share Equity Index continues to make strong gains, trading at 7,135.94 at one point on March 12 and we believe the index will soon push through its all-time high of 7,469.04...
2008-03-20Finance
Turkey's first major privatisation of the year was completed in late February with British American Tobacco (BAT) winning the bid for cigarette firm Tekel Sigara. BAT was the sole...
2008-02-26
