Industry Research

Falling fortunes define a difficult year

MSCI Frontier Markets Africa Index ends 2015 down 21.38%

Botswana bucks the trend

Gaborone Index sits 11.65% higher for the year

Private equity gains traction in third quarter

Pooled internal rate of return over 10 years at more than 20% thanks to good exit values

Diminishing returns

Kenya leads October losses

Nigeria bucks bearish trend

Nigeria adds 5.16% while Namibia plunges 7.4%

China woes spur Africa fallout

MSCI Frontier Markets Africa Index dips 2.9%

Private equity returns edge up in first quarter

Pooled internal rate of return rises to 20.5%

Headwinds buffet African bourses

Kenya and Nigeria come under pressure

Africa becomes its own key investor

RisCura report highlights rapid growth of African pension fund and insurance portfolios

Lacklustre first half for Africa indices

Three indices, ex South Africa, record gains for the first half of the year