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Back to homepageAssupol: Best Life Assurer South Africa 2015
Know your client, keep in touch, and refrain from bells and whistles. Insurance is a fairly straightforward business, or so it should ideally be: collect premiums and offer prompt succour should disaster strike. There is elegance in simplicity and South
Read MorePwC: Best Corporate Advisory Services Nigeria
The Nigerian economy seems to possess the resilience required to keep its annual growth rate running at between five and six per cent. The smooth and violence-free process that ushered in a change of government earlier this year boosted the
Read MoreUTT Asset Management and Investor Services Ltd: Best Fund Management Team Tanzania 2015
Catering to investors of both ample and more modest means, the UTT Asset Management and Investor Services Limited (UTT AMIS) maintains five carefully balanced investment funds that hold stakes in the country’s privatised enterprises. Unit Trust of Tanzania (UTT) was
Read MoreIH Group: Best Corporate Finance Team Zimbabwe 2015
It is all about independence of thought. Now, there is a novel idea: ditch any preconceived notions and prejudices, in order to concentrate on reality. This is a most profitable proposition: an as-is approach encourages an evaluation of the market,
Read MoreBanco Millennium Angola: Best Commercial Bank Angola 2015
There are few place in the world more exciting to be than Angola: the country’s economy is booming and its society upwardly mobile. Moreover, Angolan businesses are going global, snapping up opportunities as they spread their wings and break into
Read MoreGreeff Properties: Best Residential Agency Cape Town 2015
A top destination and excellent value. As far as real estate is concerned, Cape Town is a no-brainer. One of the world’s most emblematic spots – sitting astride one of the three legendary southern capes – vivacious Cape Town has
Read MoreStratLink: Best Economic Research Team Kenya 2015
While Africa is definitely the place to be; where, what, and how remain often unanswered questions. Africa is above all vast and diverse. Opportunities may be plenty, but so are risks. To compound the conundrum, data remain scarce and, when
Read MoreCentum: Best Private Equity Team East Africa 2015
With its corporate coffers bolstered by $61m raised on a five-year bond, Kenyan investment company Centum is ready to up the ante. The firm will use the funds to expand its stake in the financial services, energy, and real estate
Read MoreSimba Group: Best Customer Satisfaction Nigeria 2015
Integrity, fairness, and meticulous attention to detail have served the Simba Group of companies well during its 27 years as a driver of growth in Nigeria. A conglomerate present in the country’s most dynamic economic sectors, Simba Group is comprised
Read MoreAlios Finance Group: Best SME Financial Solutions Provider Africa 2014
In order to prosper, create jobs, and thus drive Africa’s renaissance, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the continent need ready access to bespoke credit solutions. Though this need is recognised almost universally, few financial services companies actually specialise in
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