archive issue: Nov - Dec 2010

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Funding the Future

Africa investor and Preqin have surveyed institutional investors in African private equity funds from around the world, discovering the only way is up. Bogusia Glowacz, research analyst and Claire Wilson, publications analyst at Preqin, delve deeper

Keeping it in the family

Private equity sees Africa’s business-savvy dynasties as red-hot scores for investment. Michael Dynes finds the continent’s family-owned companies are growing up

The Digital Revolution Will/Will Not Be Televised

African states are behind in their efforts to meet a 2015 deadline to switch over to digital television. Michael Dynes tunes in to the investment ups and downs on top of the box, and whether it will broadcast at all

Loathe to lend?

International efforts to ensure those too big to fail stay that way will affect Africa too. Mark Allix discovers that Basel III’s more conservative banking rules may limit the continent’s fledgling credit card spending, mortgages and longer debt markets and ability to boost returns on equity