Author: Ritz Pucci
Aprio Supports Launch of Zambian Breweries` land mark $80 Million Investment Project
September 16, 2022
Aprio ARM recently supported AB InBev’s Zambian Breweries subsidiary when it officially announced a major new investment commitment in Zambia.
Botswana: Portrait of a rich heritage, stability and progress
May 16, 2022
Botswana is in many ways, an exceptional nation. It is Africa’s oldest democracy, one of the most sparsely populated countries in the world, and one of the world’s fastest-growing economies. It is the likely birthplace of modern humans, and home to rolling grasslands and savannah, an imposing desert and, surprisingly, rich waterways.
Using Professional Service Providers Optimally
The modern era has seen an increase in job specialisation across almost every professional field. From an investor relations perspective, an external third party brings an independent lens, benchmarking and global best practice.
Is It Worth Waiting For A Crisis To Realise Investor Relations` True Value
April 25, 2022
Much has been written about the value of investor relations (IR), with many concluding that the discipline is capable of delivering a competitive advantage and enhancing value through efficient communication, enabling companies to effectively compete for capital.
Introducing Aprio ARM Botswana
January 18, 2022
Botswana continues to rank highly in terms of ease of doing business. The country’s macro-economic policy maintains a low, stable and predictable level of inflation, making it a regionally and globally competitive economy, attracting foreign investors and providing value to commercial enterprises.
How Fintechs can build a firm base for expansion across Africa
November 18, 2021
In 2020, as the world was ravaged by the coronavirus, investment into financial technology (fintech) companies in emerging markets decreased as funders sheltered against a volatile, risky environment.
Alternative Stock Exchanges, The Catalyst for a K-Shaped Economic Recovery?
The rationale for companies listing on any exchange is to raise capital while listing on our alternative exchanges is mainly based on cost and less onerous listing requirements. Companies that opt for secondary listings do so to provide investors with access to additional trading platforms and their related benefits.
Waving Goodbye to 2021
2021 has been a challenging and chaotic year for all of us as we continue to navigate through the effects of COVID-19. It is encouraging that we have made positive strides in our efforts to combat the pandemic, specifically with the national vaccination drive.
Introducing our new Africa Division, Aprio ARM
August 26, 2021
The new division will be led by managing partner and shareholder, Webster Malido, who has extensive working knowledge and experience across all of the continent’s regions – East Africa covering Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda; West Africa covering Ghana and Nigeria; North Africa covering Egypt; Southern Africa covering Botswana, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe; and in the Indian Ocean islands of Mauritius and the Seychelles.
Impact of Social Media on Share price and Liquidity
Like many industries disrupted by the internet and social media, the traditional model of investor communication has evolved . Some things have remained the same, such as earnings announcements, trading statements and updates as well as SENS announcements.