Explore Definitive Financial and Economic Intelligence on Africa
Africa is a continent as vast in size and opportunity as its 54 countries are disparate. Therefore, your challenge is where to go and where to look for information of excellence. Fortunately your need has been addressed with African Financial & Economic Data (AFED).
AFED is a comprehensive, consolidated and above all clear service providing interested parties in African countries with the detailed financial and economic information they need to make good political, financial, strategic and investment decisions.
All data is updated daily and available under 3 packages:
Gain Valuable Insights about any African Countries
Whether you are interested in South Africa, Algeria or Rwanda, the Country Profile series provides in-depth coverage of the African country of your choice.
Efficiently Evaluate and Track Africa's Economies
Whether you are interested in African Agriculture, Education or Telecommunication, the Sector Focus package provides in-depth coverage of the sector of your choice.
NEWS
Private equity looks to East Africa for investment opportunities
dcaputoBuyout groups investing in Africa are turning east and shunning the oil-rich western part of the continent as they grapple with the effect of low commodity prices on private equity’s final frontier. In the decade before …
Kenya to convert $243M debt in Kenya Airways into equity
dcaputoKenya will convert its $243 million in loans to Kenya Airways into equity, the government has said, as part of a broader restructuring to nurse the ailing airline back to financial health. The government owns a 29.8 percent stake …
South Africa falls into second recession in a decade
dcaputoSouth Africa has fallen into recession for the first time in eight years after economic growth shrank by 0.7% between January and March. The downturn, due to weak manufacturing and trade, follows a 0.3% fall in GDP …
Nigeria Rolls Out $2 Billion Brazil-Like Social-Welfare Plan
dcaputoNigeria is rolling out its first national social-welfare program modeled partly on Brazil’s Bolsa Familia in a bid to boost a weak economy and curb poverty by giving cash to its poorest citizens and ensuring …
South Africa is doing everything to avoid rebuilding confidence in its economy
dcaputoBy any measure it has been a bad few months for the South African economy. Confidence has plummeted since the contentious firing of former finance minister Pravin Gordhan in March, followed by sovereign downgrades to …
Nairobi to Mombasa high-speed railway opens
dcaputoEast Africa is now more accessible than ever. After two years of construction, Kenya‘s largest infrastructure project since independence, a $3.8 billion Chinese-built high speed railway, is up and running. It’s around 300 miles long, connecting the …
Barclays to surrender control of Africa unit with £1.6bn sale
dcaputoBarclays has been given regulatory approval for the sale of its remaining stake in its Barclays Africa Group, according to a unit of the business. South Africa‘s finance minister has approved the deal, ABSA Bank said, …
Kenyan Mortgage Lender Crumples as Banking Peers Rebound
dcaputoA rebound in Kenyan banking stocks that’s driving most lenders to their first annual gain in three years is bypassing mortgage-provider HF Group Ltd. The company, which last month reported a 73 percent drop in …
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African Financial & Economic Data (AFED) database has been collated from multiple local and international sources. Every week new updates are added and our data expert Ilze Gouws analyses how a few important releases impact on the current African economy.
