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PwC: CEOs’ Confidence in Business Growth Dips as Global Economy Seen to Falter
CEOs around the world are less optimistic about the strength of the global economy than they were a year ago – and less sure of their organisations’ ability to grow revenues in the short and the medium term. Those chief
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Partners Who Put Their Faith in Egypt’s Burgeoning Economy
Aly El Ghannam and Marwan El Khedry – “The Partnership”, as they choose to be called – established Ostoul Capital Group in Egypt in 2015. With more than a quarter of a century of experience between them in the capital
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From Little Things, Big Things Grow: Ostoul’s Acorn Becoming an Oak
At a time when the risk of setting up a fully fledged investment institution that offers an incomparable range of services was exceptionally high, Ostoul Capital Group still took on the challenge and over a mere span of three years,
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World Bank on Social Protection in Africa: Burkina Faso Mobile Childcare Scheme Could Transform Public Works
Children put to sleep on the ground, exposed to sun, wind and rain near dangerous construction sites – while their mothers work. Women without childcare facilities are falling ever deeper into poverty. Their children are missing school and sometimes watching
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With Jalo-Waziri at the Helm: Africa’s Leading Securities Depository Embarks on Three-Year Plan
Haruna Jalo-Waziri, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Central Securities Clearing System Plc (CSCS Plc) has nearly three decades of progressive experience in the capital market. He is a well experienced financial markets expert, specialising in deal origination,
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PwC: Nigerian Report on Ease of Doing Business
In 2016, the Nigerian economy was in a recession recording negative growth of 1.5%. This was mainly triggered by the fall in crude oil prices. There were also foreign exchange shortages and inflation which affected the growth of the services
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African Risk Capacity: African Innovation in Action
For the third consecutive year, the African Risk Capacity (ARC) won the CFI.co award for the Most Innovative ESG Risk Protection Provider in Africa. The winning streak recognises an inherent quality of ARC that runs through its policy, practice, and
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The Local Climate Adaptive Living Facility (LoCAL) of UNCDF: Climate Change Impacts on Natural and Human Systems
“For women, the road was crucial. It was hard to deliver babies because of access: we had to go to the hospital by boat – it was risky. And also for the children, floods made it impossible for them to
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New Business-Registration Portal Goes Global
A new web portal has been launched to help companies directly access, and assess the user-friendliness of, business registration websites around the world. Global Enterprise Registration or www.ger.co is the brainchild of Ann Low, Deputy Director of the Office of
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UNCTAD: Africa Rising
Africa needs investment to advance sustainable development and see the continent prosper. James Zhan, Astrit Sulstarova and Mathabo le Roux argue that the nature and volume of foreign investment flows into the continent over the past fifteen years show Africa
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