Category: Investing

Global financial advisory giant deVere Group has entered the Canadian market after securing regulatory approval from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA), establishing deVere Canada in the financial district in Toronto.

Cairo, Egypt// — African Export-Import Bank (“Afreximbank” or the “Bank”) (www.Afreximbank.com) and its subsidiaries (the “Group”) announced its results for the three months ended 31 March 2026.

Rabat, Morocco// — The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has approved €200 million in financing for the implementation of the “Cap Compétences 2030” programme, aimed at improving employment opportunities for young people and women.

Donald Trump leaves Beijing declaring success after two days of high-level talks with Xi Jinping, but the absence of concrete detail from the summit between the leaders of the world’s two largest economies is where investors should focus their attention, according to Nigel Green, CEO of deVere Group.

Nairobi, Kenya// – The Africa Forward Summit came to a close in Nairobi, Kenya, on May 12 with over 30 African Heads of State and Government setting out an actionable framework to advance a renewed Africa–France partnership anchored on parity, mutual respect, co-investment, and delivery.

Abstract Sovereign credit ratings influence investor confidence by signalling a country’s fiscal and macroeconomic credibility. For Ghana, recent upgrades from 2024–2026 have coincided with improved macroeconomic stability and conditions that enable microeconomic improvements at the firm and household level.

Trump’s visit to China to meet Xi Jinping could set the groundwork for future cooperation – or not – in the years ahead for the world’s largest two economies, and global investors will be eyeing this high-stakes trip carefully.

Frank Gerits, Utrecht University The 2026 Africa-France summit in Nairobi on May 11-12 is the first to be held in an African country that is not a former French colony. It is also the first to be held since the dramatic collapse of relations between France and several West African countries – notably Mali, Burkina […]

Hong Kong SAR -Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK) is set to broaden its strategic engagement with the African continent as Associate Director-General of Investment Promotion Ms Loretta Lee, Sunday 10, May embarked on an eight-day visit to Johannesburg, South Africa, and Kigali, Rwanda.

Education is one of the most powerful long-term investments available to societies.1 Strong education systems drive productivity, earnings growth, and social mobility—and education investments can often generate sustainable market-rate financial returns.