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International law firm to launch in South Africa
July 29th, 2016
The firm has appointed two founding partners to launch the office. Rob Morson joins from Bowman Gilfillan where he was Head of Construction and is widely-regarded as a pre-eminent practitioner in the market as reflected in his Star Individual ...
UHY strengthens presence in Africa
May 9th, 2016
New member firm in Seychelles joins the UHY network The global accountancy network UHY extended its coverage withing the African region and has issued a press release to announce a new member firm in Seychelles; the Premier Financial Services (Seychelles) ...
South African Startup Raises Funding to Fight Digital Media Piracy With Bitcoin
April 19th, 2016
According to the latest Theatrical Market Statistics report released by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), global box office revenues reached $38.3 billion in 2015, up 5 percent from 2014. But Chris Dodd, chief of the MPAA, said that if ...
This new Arab Bitcoin community plans to push adoption of digital currency across the Middle East and North Africa
April 11th, 2016
AskBitcoiner is the First Major Arab Bitcoin Community This new Arab Bitcoin community plans to push adoption of digital currency across the Middle East and North Africa in the coming years. Bringing the culture of Bitcoin and blockchain technology ...
African legal sector receives USD 22 million in funding
March 7th, 2016
The African Development Bank has allocated USD 22 million to improve the continent’s legal expertise, assisting African countries’ access to justice when dealing with international investors. The African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) has been granted USD 22 million, to ...
Global Legal Firm expands in Africa with a new member
January 28th, 2016
DLA Piper expands in Africa with the addition of ADCA in Angola DLA Piper Africa has announced that Angolan law firm, ADCA, has become a member with effect from 1 December 2015, bringing the total number of law firms ...
ESMA to cooperate with Mexican and South African Regulators on CCPs
January 27th, 2016
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has established two Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) under the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) with the Mexican Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores (CNBV) and the South African Financial Servcies Board (FSB) ...
Global Law Firm Eyes Africa As Next Great Expansion Opportunity
November 12th, 2015
Baker & McKenzie sees Africa as key to future growth Later this month, Baker & McKenzie’s Gary Senior will travel to Johannesburg, South Africa to celebrate the third anniversary of his firm’s office there, and its presence on a ...
FxPro Announces South Africa FSB Licence
October 27th, 2015
FxPro Financial Services Limited (‘FxPro’) has issued today a press release to announce that: It has acquired authorisation by the South Africa Financial Services Board (‘FSB’) to operate as a Financial Service Provider (‘FSP’; licence no. 45052). The newly ...
ICAP Global Broking launches first matching session in South African rand government bonds
July 16th, 2015
ICAP plc (IAP.L), a leading markets operator and provider of post trade risk mitigation and information services, announces today that ICAP Global Broking has launched its first matching session in South African rand (ZAR) local currency government bonds. Executed ...
