To grow a business, startups in any industry must devote time, knowledge, and energy to investor relations management, the same way a public company manages investors. Every company, whether small, medium or large, as long as they want to raise capital, should have...
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The Rise of Neobanking in Africa
The new generation of bank start-ups in Africa is just as those in any part of the world; all thanks to digital and the internet of things, called Neobanking. Neobanking is a type of banking service that is offered exclusively through a digital platform, such as a...
Bankrolling the Molecule: How Namibia Means to Finance a US$190 Billion Build
Namibia has the sun and the plan. What it must now manufacture is de-risked, bankable capital at a scale its balance sheet cannot carry.
SEND MONEY HOME: The Money Transfer Race for Africa
Like a gold rush, there is a race for the “Send Money Home” market in Africa, as Money Transfer is on the rise, with remittance flows to Africa expected to exceed US$50 billion in 2022.
Paid for at Home: How NamPower Funded the N$317 Million Omburu Plant
The cheapest power on a grid is the kind you own outright. Omburu was funded from tariffs, not a foreign loan.
Who Paid for the Benguela Gem: A N$7 Billion Ship on a Local Bank Syndicate
The most advanced diamond vessel afloat was funded largely by Namibian banks. The money story is a domestic one.
NAMCOR’s Ten Percent: Financing Namibia’s Stake in the Venus Discovery
The state already owns a tenth of Venus. Turning that share into money is a question of finance long before it is a question of oil.
Paying for Molecules: How Cleanergy Funds a First Pilot Without a Fund
The mega-projects wait on blended-finance vehicles. Cleanergy is being paid for the old-fashioned way, off two balance sheets.
Carried Interest: How Namibia Pays for Its Ten Per Cent of the Graff-1 Discovery
Behind the geology sits a money question – who funds an ultra-deep well, and where the capital enters the economy.