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Friday, 23 August 2019

T-Bill Addiction

Nigeria likely to cut rates in November as bank lending rules ineffective

Nigerian central bank moves to push banks to increase lending will be a damp squib, meaning an interest-rate cut is in prospect, says John Ashbourne, ... senior emerging markets economist at Capital Economics in London.

playing with fire

South Africa is close to ‘junk status’ from all three rating agencies. What comes next?

Evidence from around the world suggests that economic crisis often follows unanimous junk ratings. ...

Thursday, 22 August 2019

Double whammy

DRC mining risks worsen as artisanal cobalt miners turn to copper

Artisanal miners in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have been turning to copper following the slump in cobalt prices. That means security ... risks for miners in the DRC are set to intensify.

till death

Shoprite slumps as consumers struggle in Angola and Nigeria

Shoprite is feeling the pinch of troubled economies in key markets ...

Wednesday, 21 August 2019

skin in the game

USA: a new investment agency to re-engage with Africa

The new U.S. International Development Finance Corporation's Articles of Association removes major obstacles to the country’s participation ... in the private equity industry in Africa.

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proving reservations

Congo-Brazzaville oil find presents new challenges

Two Congolese companies announced last week the discovery of an oil field in Oyo, Republic of Congo, estimated at 359 million barrels. ...

Tuesday, 20 August 2019

First mover

Ethiopia: Foreign financial firms will need air to breathe

Ethio Lease this month became the first foreign-owned company to secure a financial services license in Ethiopia. Simplifying the country’s ... forbidding bureaucracy would help the country’s leasing market to reach its full potential.

Don't cry for us

Standard Bank ends its Argentine adventure

Africa’s leading bank, the Standard Bank Group, will sell its remaining stake in ICBC Argentina to its Chinese partner, the Industrial and ... Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) for $181-million, thus completing its refocus on Africa that began in 2011.

Monday, 19 August 2019

Catch 22

South Africa: Stretched Western pension funds may yet buy SA debt

The dearth of options available to global investors in government debt may end up working in South Africa’s favour as Moody’s continues to ... delay action on the country’s last remaining investment-grade rating.

Friday, 16 August 2019

Under new management?

S&P may have jumped the gun by raising DRC outlook

Standard & Poor’s on August 2 raised its outlook on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to positive from stable – but the assumptions ... underlying that change may be too optimistic.

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