Update on the Mauritius Finance Bill 2022
The Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021 was promulgated with amendments by Parliament on the 2nd August 2021. Its main objective is the implementation of the measures announced in the Budget Speech 2022-2023. These amendments to the laws will be further substantiated by the respective Regulators and the Mauritian Revenue Authority […]
How Francophone Africa startups can scale to the next level
Connect Africa, the premier business platform for Africa based in Singapore, hosted an insightful webinar on Thursday, 07 July 2022 that took a deep dive into how startups from Francophone Africa can scale to the next level with access to relevant funding and business development opportunities.
Solving the conundrum of permanent capital vs closed-ended funds for African Private Equity
Adansonia Fund Manager Private Limited announced it has received its Registered Fund Management Company (“RFMC”) licence from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (“MAS”) in an informal event arranged under the Connect Africa initiative. Adansonia Group’s co-founder and Director Brendon Jones stated that it will allow the group to now manage funds […]
Adansonia Mauritius – Mauritius Budget Brief 2022-2023
The opening line of the Budget speech 2022-2023, as presented on the 7th June 2022 by the Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development, Hon. Renganaden Padayachy, was “With the People, for the People”. Mauritius suffered a, never imagined, contraction of its GDP by 15% in 2020 due to COVID-19 […]
Why an Anti-Corruption Programme is essential for African startups looking to scale up
In this insightful podcast, Brendon Jones, founder, Connect Africa speaks to Ben Haley of the law firm Covington and Burling LLP, who leads the firm’s White Collar and Anti-Corruption Practice in Africa and is a vice chair of the firm’s broader Africa Practice, on why African startups must put an […]
Why an Anti-Corruption Programme is essential for African startups looking to scale up
In this insightful podcast, Brendon Jones, founder, Connect Africa speaks to Ben Haley of the law firm Covington and Burling LLP, who leads the firm’s White Collar and Anti-Corruption Practice in Africa and is a vice chair of the firm’s broader Africa Practice, on why African startups must put an […]
Connect Africa – Insights into African Agriculture
Connect Africa hosts webinar on how African agriculture can multiply productivity, become global force Caption: Clockwise from top left: The webinar panel comprising Dr Vinika Rao, Executive Director, INSEAD Africa Initiative & Emerging Markets Institute; Ranveer S Chauhan, Chairman of the NTU-SBF Centre for African Studies; Brendon Jones, founder, Connect […]
Insights into the African Agriculture Opportunity
In this insightful podcast, Brendon Jones, founder, Connect Africa and Dr Vinika Rao, Executive Director, INSEAD Africa Initiative & Emerging Markets Institute, speak to Ranveer S Chauhan, Chairman of the NTU-SBF Centre for African Studies and Sri (Mr V. Srivathsan), the Managing Director and CEO of Africa and the Middle […]
What transfer pricing could mean for your African business
In September 2020, we spoke to international tax partner Caoilfhionn van der Walt, from Regan van Rooy, about Transfer Pricing, or the ‘arms-length principle’ – a means of ensuring fairness in cross-border business transactions. In this episode, our co-founder and CEO Brendon Jones follows up on the earlier podcast as […]
What transfer pricing could mean for your African business
Our co-founder and CEO Brendon Jones speaks to Cabrini McCarrick, Head of Transfer Pricing at Regan van Rooy, on why Transfer Pricing, Base Erosion and Profit Shifting continue to be top of mind for Africa-based businesses, against the backdrop of the OECD having released the revised guidelines for Transfer Pricing […]