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Net private capital inflows to decrease by 2% in 2015

The Institute of International Finance (IIF) projected net private capital inflows to emerging markets at $1,064bn in 2015, constituting a decrease of 2.2% from $1,088bn in 2014 and a drop of $94bn from its forecast in October. It attributed the decline to the expected increase of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s policy rate and to the relative slow growth in emerging markets. It said that lower oil prices would stimulate global growth, but it noted that…

Nigerian Equity Market Reacts to Heightened Political Uncertainty: 9 Feb 2015

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Equity Market Reacts to Heightened Political Uncertainty… ASI Slumps 208bps The Nigerian Bourse expectedly experienced sell-down pressure today as investor sentiment weakened. This is premised on the heightened uncertainties surrounding the socio-political environment due to the postponement of the 2015 general elections announced over the weekend. Against this backdrop, the All Share Index (ASI) declined 208bps on the first trading day of the week to close at 29,360.55 points, pushing the YTD losses to 15.3%….

IMF Says Pan-African Banks Could Pose Systemic Risks

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Rapid expansion of cross-border banking in Africa in recent years poses oversight challenges that, if unaddressed, may increase systemic risks, IMF staff said. A recent report noted that pan-African banks have a systemic presence in around 36 countries and are now more important than the continent’s long-established European and American banks. Pan-African banks are improving competition, especially in host countries with small markets, driving innovation, and bringing new opportunities for diversification for the home countries….

Kenya’s Weekly News Review: 6th Feb 2015

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The National Treasury will be seeking to spend an additional Sh137 billion before June as government speeds up investment in big projects while setting aside Sh8 billion to pay salaries and allowances for public servants. The revised estimates, which will have to be tabled before parliament in supplementary budget, are contained a draft budget policy statement published on Friday. Additional money will also finance other projects recommended by parliament during budget approval but which the…

The Resilience that African Economies Have Built Over the Past 15 Years is Real

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Donald Kaberuka, president, African Development Bank At the dawn of 2015, the question being asked frequently is: Are the good times over for much of Africa? Can the decade-long momentum be sustained, given the Ebola epidemic; the chronic crises in Central African Republic; South Sudan; the sharp fall in commodity prices; and a slowdown in the emerging markets, etc? In a sense it is déjà vu. The same question was asked in the aftermath of…

DAVOS: Energy high on the agenda of African policy makers

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The world economic forum is creating a working group of African leaders to build political momentum for a sustainable energy transition in Africa. Members of the group –to be known as AFRICAN ENERGY LEADERS GROUP, will come together to share insights and to enhance the overall capacity to build public-private partnerships, leverage political support and mobilize funds for sustainable energy and development initiatives on the continent.The Group noted at the inaugural Press Conference, the importance of…

2015 outlook commodity for oil, copper, gold and aluminium

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Crude oil prices to decline by 42% in 2015The crude oil market in 2015 is expected to be more volatile and more uncertain than it was in 2014. In 2014, the Bloomberg Brent Crude Oil Total Return Sub-Index decreased by 47.6%, while the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) Crude Oil Sub-index dropped by 41.7% last year.Crude oil prices are expected to remain low through 2015 until the excess supply in the market is corrected. It is forecast to…

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