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  • The Luxury Real Estate Market in West Africa (2/2)

    • May 23, 2014
    • Posted by: Fatou NDIAYE
    • Category: Travel, Logistics & Hospitality, West Africa
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    In my previous article published in March, I gave you a general overview of luxury real estate market in Western Africa with a focus on Nigeria and Ghana. Today let us talk about some major projects initiated in Senegal and Côte d’Ivoire. Senegal: A new wind is blowing for the luxurious real estate market With

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  • The Luxury Real Estate Market in West Africa (1/2)

    • March 18, 2014
    • Posted by: Fatou NDIAYE
    • Category: Travel, Logistics & Hospitality, West Africa
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    West African countries represent a population of 245 million of inhabitants. With a yearly average income of $309 for each person, the region‘s economic growth has yearly reached 2.5%[1]. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects that globally sub-Saharan Africa’s growth will continue with an annual GDP growth forecast of 5-6%[2] over the next five years.

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  • Where is the Super Eagles’ nation standing financially?

    • November 22, 2013
    • Posted by: Gaïcha SADDY
    • Category: Financial Services, West Africa
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    Nigerian banking industry, regulated by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), is made up of commercial banks and development finance institutions, microfinance banks, finance companies, discount houses and primary mortgage institutions. Economically, Nigeria is now a very attractive country as corruption is being treated and its economy is annually expanding at almost 7 percent, while

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  • How is Africa perceived by foreign investors? – It depends on where they are from.

    • October 22, 2013
    • Posted by: Martin TRONQUIT
    • Category: Africa
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    Infomineo provides services to companies seeking either a nearshore outsourcing platform for their EMEA operations or looking for information of African and Middle Eastern services. To promote these services my partner Hamza and I travel extensively to visit our clients and prospects around the world, including in the USA, France, Germany, the UK, Switzerland, Belgium,

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  • Moroccan banks are eating big shares of West African cake…

    • October 1, 2013
    • Posted by: Gaïcha SADDY
    • Category: Financial Services, North Africa, West Africa
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    With a total market of approximately 80 million consumers, the West African market is attracting more and more investments every day. According to the IMF, annual growth rate will be around 6 percent for sub-Saharan countries, while for McKinsey, overall African GDP will reach 2600 billion dollars in the next decade. The European crisis led

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  • West African banking system

    • September 9, 2013
    • Posted by: Gaïcha SADDY
    • Category: Financial Services, West Africa
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    The West African banking system is characterized by two (2) main banking markets. On one hand the UMOA zone ( West African Monetary Union ) having a common currency for the West African CFA franc (XOF ) and regulated by the Central Bank of the States of West Africa (BCEAO) . On the other hand,

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