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Monday, 4 November 2019

capped off

Kenyan bank stocks rise on news of possible interest rate cap repeal

Kenya’s parliament may repeal the interest rate cap as early as this week, after a parliamentary committee agreed with President Kenyatta’s ... refusal to assent to a finance bill.

Friday, 1 November 2019

Succession strategies

The kids are alright: Family-run businesses in Africa

African capitalism is a tapestry of companies, many of which are family owned. The management of family companies bring its own set of problems, ... like improving governance and handling successions.

speed need

Mauritania faces race against time to capitalise on natural gas reserves

The major natural gas find offshore Mauritania announced by BP and Kosmos Energy on October 28 leaves the country urgently needing to develop ... infrastructure it if is to take full advantage.

Thursday, 31 October 2019

That sinking feeling

Slow pace of reform plunges South Africa into the red

South Africa’s economy has taken a turn for the worse. Finance Minister Tito Mboweni conceded as much in his medium-term budget policy statement ... (MTBS) on Wednesday.

Quest for Data

Mo Ibrahim report finds African governments flying blind amid inadequate data collection

Data collection use by African governments is still insufficient to leave policymakers and potential investors adequately informed. ...

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Commodity cooling

Glencore reduces its ambitions for African copper and cobalt

After announcing the suspension of its operations at the Mutanda copper and cobalt mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Swiss ... mining giant unveiled mixed quarterly results and a lower outlook for its assets on the continent.

Wednesday, 30 October 2019

pale pachyderm

Back to the future as Nigeria turns to Russia on Ajaokuta steel project

Shehu Sharagi and Leonid Brezhnev led Nigeria and Russia when the two countries first started to build the Ajaokuta steel rolling mill in 1979. ...

pipe down

Nigeria’s energy infrastructure is not keeping pace with needs

A swathe of projects required to meet Nigeria's energy export and consumption goals are falling behind schedule. ...

land reform

South Africa’s small farmers have growing ambition

South Africa's parliamentary ad hoc committee on amending the Constitution for land reform adopted its draft framework programme on 25 ... October.

Tuesday, 29 October 2019

teflon market

Egypt’s protests carry more risk for Sisi than for investors

A series of protests against Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi which started on September 20 triggered sharp falls in the country’s stock ... market, wiping out year-to-date gains.

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