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Cote d’Ivoire Equity Watch | 17 Aug 2015 : BRVM closes lower, all sector indices down but agriculture sector index 3.47% up

Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (Capital Markets in Africa):- BRVM (The Regional Stock Exchange of eight West Africa) closed its trading session this Monday, lower than the previous day. BRVM 10 index decreased from 309.56 to 308.42 points, a drop of 0.37 percent. BRVM Composite index lost 0.35 percent to 301.90 against 302.97 points previously. The equity market capitalization plunged by XOF 26 billion (about US$66 million) to close at XOF 7,450 billion relative to previous trading sessions’…

Powering Africa – Nigeria 14th – 15th September 2015

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The Powering Africa: Nigeria meeting is a focused 2-day investment summit taking place on 14 & 15 September 2015. This timely meeting takes place shortly after the announcement of the new federal government, providing the opportunity for the private sector to realign strategy with the new vision for the future of power in Nigeria. C-level participants will hear directly from both the private and public sector as the industry defines the country’s unique requirements for…

Long term partnerships and mutual understanding are key to growth in Africa – Michael Fischer

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Michael Fischer, Director and Southern Africa’s Regional Head of the DEG (a German government DFI — Development Financial Institution) gives an exclusive interview to Capital Markets in Africa and elaborates on aspects of investing in Africa he is extremely familiar with. Michael has more than 23 years’ experience in international finance ranging from project finance to private equity in more than 150 finance transaction on the African continent alone. To start off, please can you explain to…

Egypt Equity Watch | 16 Aug 2015 : Blood on the Egyptian Exchange trading floor, equity investors lose US$1.4 billion

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Cairo, Egypt (Capital Markets in Africa):- The Bear continued to torment the Egyptian Exchange traders at the end of today’s trading session. The market capitalization ended at EGP 474.2 billion after losing EGP 10.6 billion (US$1.36 billion); relative to EGP 484.9 billion recorded at previous day trading session. The benchmark index EGX30 sagged by 3.22 percent or 254.06 points to end 7,625.76 points hit its lowest level since 13 July 2015. The equal-weighted indexes EGX50 also slide 3.34…

Job Board: World Bank Group Recruitment Drive for African Nationals

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The World Bank Group is launching a recruitment drive aimed at increasing the number of Sub Saharan Africans in its work force. This commitment to hire Sub Saharan Africans reflects the Bank Group’s senior leadership commitment for a diverse workforce in which African nationals can play a key role in fighting poverty and increasing shared prosperity. Employment opportunities will be in various technical areas and professional streams for talented and diverse young professionals and mid-career…

Zimbabwe Market Watch | 14 Aug 2015: Zimbabwe equities end the week in red, index falls by 1.53% w-o-w…

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Harare, Zimbabwe (Capital Markets in Africa):-The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) industrial index in the red region today and further lost 0.59 percent or 0.84 points to end at 141.38 points. The market capitalization ended at US$3.710 billion. On the week on week basis the Industrial index was down 2.20 points or 1.53%. The market activity today recorded a turnover of US$2,453,804 exchanged in 15 traded securities via 34 trade transactions. Foreign investor buys US$12,359 and foreign sells…

Cote d’Ivoire Equity Watch | 14 Aug 2015 : BRVM closes higher today … equity market cap US$27 million up

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Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (Capital Markets in Africa):- BRVM (The Regional Stock Exchange of eight West Africa) closed its trading session this Friday, higher than the previous day. BRVM 10 index rose from 308.58 to 309.56 points, a gain of 0.32 percent. BRVM Composite index gained 0.22 percent to 302.97 against 302.32 points previously. The equity market capitalization added XOF 16 billion (about US$27 million) to close at XOF 7,476 billion relative to previous trading sessions’ market…

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