The Johannesburg Securities Exchange (JSE) yesterday moved to promote black-owned companies by announcing plans to launch Africa's first alternative exchange in October, with lower listing requirements to attract small- and medium-sized groups (SM
Roger Herbert, executive in charge of the Banking Council's debtor financing committee, says the industry is working to educate financial professionals and the business world as to the true value of debtor financing, including invoice discounting
Kreditinform has, with Experian Scorex, introduced a new credit-scoring system for small- and medium-sizes enterprises (SMEs) to be known as Kredit Score: SME.
Recent changes to the Companies Act could reduce the chances of creditors getting paid when debtors go into liquidation, Credit Guarantee warned.
Africa is a particularly risky continent on which to do business. In recognition of that reality, the South African government has tried to minimise the risk of South African companies doing business abroad by providing export credit insurance.
It has been reported on the business news service, Zephus.com, that Nedcor Bank Ltd is to buy BOE Ltd in a 7300 million South African Rand deal. This will be a 100% acquisition.
Cutfin, Absa's debtor finance house, has joined the ranks of almost 150 companies in more than 50 countries by becoming a member of Factor's Chain International.
ABC Holdings has just completed its primary listing on the Botswana Stock Exchiange.
