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Namibia Central Bank Leaves Benchmark Rate Unchanged at 7%

Windhoek (Capital Markets in Africa) – The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Namibia kept the Repo rate unchanged at 7.00 percent. This rate remains appropriate to maintain the one-to-one link between the Namibia Dollar and the South African Rand, while supporting economic growth in Namibia. The Namibia economic growth is estimated to have slowed in 2016, compared to the previous year. The slowdown is mainly attributed to the contraction in the construction…

Angola’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Plans to Finance Deep-Sea Port

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LUANDA (Capital Markets in Africa) – Angola’s sovereign wealth fund committed $180 million to building a deep-sea port in a bid to boost trade as oil prices remain low. The port will include a 630-meter (2,070-foot) terminal, ship-repair facilities and a free-trade zone, Fundo Soberano de Angola, known by its Portuguese acronym FSDEA, said in an e-mailed statement on Tuesday, without saying where the port will be built. The commitment, which will lead to the creation of 20,000 jobs,…