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Moody’s downgrades Mozambique government rating to B2

MAPUTO, Mozambique (Capital Markets in Africa) — Moody’s Investors Service has today downgraded Mozambique’s government issuer rating to B2 from B1 and changed the outlook to negative. The key driver for Moody’s decision to downgrade Mozambique’s rating to B2 is the underperformance of its fiscal and debt metrics vis-à-vis peers which is expected to continue over the medium-term. The negative outlook reflects uncertainties over the government’s strategy for covering its increasing external debt payments in…

African Equity Market July 2015 Report: BRVM rewards local investors, Botswana strengthens foreigners capital

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Lagos, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa — African stock market performance measured by country equity benchmark index return ended in negative for the month of July, with eight gainers and 10 losers on local currency basis. The July average return of -1.5 percent was recorded across eighteen African equity indices and July monthly returns ranges from -9.8% registered by the Nigeria equity markets (measured by NSE All Share) to 8.2% recorded by Cote d’Ivoire equity market (measured…

Moody’s says Kenya B1 rating reflects robust growth potential balanced

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Nairobi, Kenya (Capital Markets in Africa) — Kenya’s B1 rating and stable outlook reflect the country’s robust growth potential, its leadership role in the East African region and its commitment to structural reforms, Moody’s Investors Service said in a report published today. These advantages are balanced against Kenya’s weak, although strengthening institutions, large twin (government and current account) deficits and national security challenges. The decentralization of the government introduced in the 2010 constitution has helped…

IFC Supports Afriland to Provide Trade Finance Guarantees to Corporates in Cameroon

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Douala, Cameroon (Capital Markets in Africa) —IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has signed an agreement with Afriland First Bank Cameroon (“Afriland”), to enable it to expand its trade finance operations and extend more services to small and medium enterprises and corporate clients in Cameroon. The risk-mitigating scheme will provide guarantees to local importers and exporters that alleviate trade lines limitations and related constraints within the banking community. A breakthrough initiative towards a privately-owned Cameroonian…

Africa 2020 presents exciting opportunities for asset managers according to PwC

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JOHANNESBURG, South-Africa (Capital Markets in Africa) — New research from PwC projects that traditional assets under management (AuM) in 12 markets across Africa will rise to around $1,098 billion by 2020, from a 2008 total of $293 billion. This represents a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of nearly 9.6%. Traditional asset management, in particular the mutual fund industry, is expanding aggressively across Africa. This will largely be driven by a number of factors: economic growth…

South Africa Market Watch | 28th July 2015: Johannesburg Stock Exchange struggles to chase away the Bear … JSE All Share index 106bps down

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Johannesburg, South Africa (Capital Markets in Africa) — Johannesburg Stock Exchange struggled to chase away the Bear from the trading floor at the end of today’s trading session. Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) All Share somersaulted by 543.13 or 1.06 percent to close at 50,768.42 points. The JSE Top 40 index also plunged by 1.05 percent or 478.77 points to end at 45,290.17 points. The financial sector index went down by 0.73 percent or 328.24 points at 44,631.04 points….

Mauritius Equity Watch | 28 July 2015: Bullish momentum continues on the Stock Exchange of Mauritius … companies add MUR 207 million in value

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Port Louis, Mauritius (Capital Markets in Africa) — The bullish momentum continued on the Stock Exchange of Mauritius. The Mauritius All Share Index (SEMDEX index) surged by 0.54 percent or 10.62 points to close at 1,968.92 points and the SEM10 index closed at 377.49 points after adding 3.10 points or 0.83 percent. The market capitalization recorded MUR 217.925 billion (relative to previous market capitalization of MUR 217.718 billion) by adding MUR 207 million. The overall total volume trade was registered…

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