Assupol: 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

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PwC: 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

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UTT 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

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IH 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,

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Banco 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

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Greeff 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

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StratLink: 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

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Centum: 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

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Simba 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

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Alios 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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