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Africa: End of the Commodity Super-Cycle Weighs on Growth

Sub-Saharan Africa’s growth will slow in 2015 to 4.0 percent from 4.5 percent in 2014, according to World Bank projections released today. This downturn largely reflects the fall in the prices of oil and other commodities, notes Africa’s Pulse, a twice-yearly World Bank Group analysis of the issues shaping Africa’s economic prospects released today at the start of the World Bank Group’s 2015 Spring Meetings, which will draw the world’s finance and development ministers to Washington,…

The Abraaj Group closes US$990 Sub-Saharan Africa fund

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Dubai, UAE, 13 April 2015: The Abraaj Group (“Abraaj” or “The Group”), an investor operating in global growth markets, today announced the final close of its third dedicated Sub-Saharan Africa private equity fund at US$ 990 million. Abraaj Africa Fund III (“AAF III” or the “Fund”) received support from a diverse range of global institutional investors, pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and development finance institutions. 64% of the capital committed to the Fund has come…

Morocco reduces euro’s weighting in its currency basket

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RABAT, April 13 (Reuters) – Morocco’s central bank has reduced the euro’s weighting in the currency basket used to set the dirham’s exchange rate, to reflect a fall in trade with the euro zone, it said on Monday. It is the first time in a decade that the bank has changed the basket’s weighting, aiming to make its currency regime more flexible, as recommended by the International Monetary Fund. The dirham is still mostly pegged…

African Market Watch: Friday, 10th April 2015

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BRVM [The Regional Stock Exchange, Cote d’Ivoire]: BRVM (The Regional Stock Exchange of eight West Africa) closed its trading session today, lower than the previous day for both BRVM 10 index and BRVM Composite. The BRVM 10 index fell from 268.21pts to 266.59pts, a drop of 0.63%. The BRVM Composite index decreased by 0.46% to 257.18pts against 258.38pts previously. The equity market capitalization was recorded at XOF 6,345.97 billion. Likewise, the traded value was recorded at…

Nigeria Capital Market: Week Ended 10th April, 2015

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Investors to Re-price Financial Assets… as 2015 Polls Close Out After the historic Presidential and National Assembly elections conducted a fortnight ago, Nigerians are gearing up for the Gubernatorial and State parliamentary elections scheduled to hold tomorrow, 11th April 2015. The Gubernatorial elections will be held in 29 states while the Parliamentary elections will hold in all the 36 states. In contrast to the public apprehension that preceded the March 28th elections, the generally peaceful…

South Africa’s rand, govt bonds weaker on dollar pressures

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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s rand gave up its gains against the dollar on Friday, as the greenback strengthened with jobless claims data easing concern over the state of the U.S. economy. At 1448 GMT the rand was trading 0.32 percent softer at 11.9885 to the dollar compared with its closing level on Thursday. The rand hit an intraday low of 12.0580/dollar during the session, its weakest level since April 1. “It’s all dollar driven…

Zambia’s kwacha gains 3 pct on possible mining tax review

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LUSAKA (Reuters) – Zambia’s kwacha gained more than 3 percent against the dollar on Friday, boosted by expectations of changes to the copper producer’s mining royalty regime and reduced liquidity after a rise in statutory reserves. By 1429 GMT, the kwacha was trading at 7.2000 against the dollar, 3.16 percent firmer from its closing level on Thursday.”There is some correction on the kwacha after it over shot weaker yesterday,” said Zambia analyst Irmgard Erasmus of…

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