The significance of developing domestic capital markets as a means of financing priority sectors and driving economic development is increasingly being acknowledged by policy makers in Africa. For instance, the African Union (AU), Agenda 2063, prioritises the development...
Yesterday, Zambia’s central bank announced it had taken over a commercial bank, Intermarket, after the latter failed to come up with the capital it needed to satisfy new minimum capital requirements. Three weeks ago, a Mozambican bank – Nosso Banco – had its...
Earlier in 2016, FSD Africa partnered with the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) and Anjarwalla & Khanna to conduct a regulatory review of different crowdfunding models across Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda. This project is now in its final stages and...
Disseminating findings is a critical part of the research process. It leads to increased awareness; it also helps to enhance understanding of the messages the research intends to convey, hence maximising the impact that the research can have. Yet, many organisations...
What needs to be done to get Executive Coaching operating effectively in Nigeria? And why does this matter? The executive and business coaching market in Nigeria can best be described as ‘nascent’, according to research conducted by Creative Metier on behalf of FSD...
The financial inclusion agenda globally is gathering momentum. Some of the key building blocks towards rapid progress in achieving broader financial inclusion are the insights acquired by financial services providers, policy makers, funders, investors and other...
In Edelman’s annual study on levels of trust in industries, the Financial Services industry once again came bottom, as they have done for the last 5 years. Although the industry has been recovering from its lows in the early 2010s, only 51% of people have trust in the...
Globally, executive coaching has become a leadership capacity building tool facilitating change management, enhancing strategic thinking, performance management, organisational effectiveness and supporting individual growth. Coaching provides targeted support for leaders...
On 14 September 2016, the Banking Amendment Bill (2015) will come into force in Kenya. The stated rationale behind the amendment is to promote transparency and protect consumers in the country’s highly profitable, bank-dominated credit markets. It caps interest rates...
Later this September, Marion Kimani – an FSD Africa project manager – will shuffle into a hotel conference room in the shadows of Table Mountain in South Africa. As the chatter quietens and eyes focus towards the front, Marion and her 25 FSD colleagues – from...
