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Kenya Equity Markets | 25 Sep 2015 : Kenya Equity Markets Marginally Higher, Investors gain US$2 Mill ..

Nairobi, Kenya Capital Markets in Africa — Nairobi Securities Exchange closed a mixed feeling at the end of Friday’s trading session. The equity market capitalization closed at KES 2,080 billion after adding KES 23 million (c.US$2.2 million) or 0.01 percent from the market capitalization of KES 2,080 billion recorded at previous trading session. The Nairobi All Share Index slightly added 0.01 percent or 0.02 points to end at 148.32 points but the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE20) index marginally…

Cote D’Ivoire Stock Markets | 25 Sep 2015: BRVM Equity Markets Activity Lower, Indices Slightly Flat …

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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 (after closed on Thursday for Muslim festival), almost stable compared to the previous trading session. BRVM 10 index rose from 297.33 to 297.46 points, a slight increase of 0.04 percent. BRVM Composite index remain unchanged at 296.60 points. The equity market capitalization lost XOF 40 million (about US$69,048) to close at XOF 7,318.77…

Mauritius Equity Markets | 25 Sep 2015 : Investors lose MUR 155 Mill today, Indices down …

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PORT LOUIS, Mauritius, Capital Markets in Africa — Stock Exchange of Mauritius equity trading end this week trading session on a negative note. As a result the equity market capitalization closed lower at MUR 213.029 billion by losing MUR 153 million compared to previous market capitalization of MUR 213.182 billion. The Mauritius All Share Index (SEMDEX index) marginally fell by 1.28 points or 0.07 percent to close at 1,913.05 and SEM10 index sagged by 0.18 percent or 058…

African Renewable Energy Fund, successfully reaches final close at its target of US $200 million

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Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, Capital Markets in Africa —The African Renewable Energy Fund (AREF), a dedicated renewable energy fund focused on sub-Saharan Africa, announced during the African Development Bank’s “Energy Week” that it successfully reached its final close at its hard cap, with US $200 million of committed capital to support small- to medium-scale projects, with investment at the final close from European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Global Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Fund (GEEREF), among…

Kenya Equity Markets | 24 Sep 2015: Kenya Stock Maintains Uptrend, All Share index 0.53% Higher

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Nairobi, Kenya Capital Markets in Africa — The equity market capitalization closed at KES 2,080 billion after adding KES 11.05 billion (c.US$105 million) or 0.53 percent from the market capitalization of KES 2,069 billion recorded at previous trading session. The Nairobi All Share Index added 0.53 percent or 0.78 points to end at 148.30 points and the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE20) index advanced by 15.28 points or 0.36 percent to close at 4,227.55 points. The FTSE NSE 15…

Mauritius Equity Markets | 24 Sep 2015 : SEMDEX Index, Market Cap Lower, SEM10 Index Higher …

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PORT LOUIS, Mauritius, Capital Markets in Africa — The Bullish momentum returned to the Stock Exchange of Mauritius equity trading at the end of Thursday’s trading session. As a result the equity market capitalization closed lower at MUR 213.182 billion by losing MUR 9 million (US$251,397) relative to previous market capitalization of MUR 213.191 billion. However, the Mauritius All Share Index (SEMDEX index) marginally fell by 0.08 points to close at 1,914.32 and SEM10 index gained 0.12 percent…

Nigerian Banks’ Foreign Currency Liquidity Still Tight — Fitch Ratings

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LAGOS, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa — Cutting reserve requirements will not add liquidity to the Nigerian banking system because it releases no additional foreign currency (FC), says Fitch Ratings. Substantial government-related FC deposits are exempt from reserve requirements and have already been withdrawn from the system after the government ordered all public-sector deposits to be moved from commercial banks into the centralised Treasury Single Account (TSA) earlier this month. Nigeria’s Monetary Committee reduced mandatory…

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