South Africa Wary of Sputnik, CanSino Shots Because of HIV Risk

South Africa Wary of Sputnik, CanSino Shots Because of HIV Risk

JOHANNESBURG (Capital Markets in Africa) — Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine, CanSino Biologics Inc.’s shot, and other Covid-19 immunizations relying on a cold virus that’s backfired in the past should show they don’t make people more vulnerable to HIV infection before gaining approval in South Africa, the head of a local vaccine company said. Sputnik V, CanSino’s injection, and another vaccine in development from ImmunitiBio Inc. use a harmless cold germ called adenovirus type-5 to carry…

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Zambia Bonds Rally as Barclays Sees Holders Taking 20% Haircut

Zambia Bonds Rally as Barclays Sees Holders Taking 20% Haircut

LUSAKA (Capital Markets in Africa) — Zambia’s Eurobonds surged to their highest since March, when the government signaled it would restructure external debts, after Barclays Plc economists predicted holders might face losses much smaller than reflected in market pricing. The southern African nation’s $1 billion in notes due 2024 advanced as much as 2.2% to 58 cents on the dollar, extending their gains this month to 8.8%. Zambia became the first African defaulter of the…

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Kenya to Refinance $2 Billion Eurobond Due 2024 by End-June

Kenya to Refinance $2 Billion Eurobond Due 2024 by End-June

NAIROBI (Capital Markets in Africa) — Kenya plans to take advantage of lower sovereign yields in the international bond markets to refinance a 10-year $2 billion Eurobond by the end of June. The measure is “part of proactive debt management to improve debt sustainability liquidity indicators,” such as the debt service-to-revenue and external debt service-to-export ratio, over the medium term, the National Treasury said in an emailed response to questions. The refinancing of the securities…

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Getting your Slot Bonus: Step by Step Guide

Getting your Slot Bonus: Step by Step Guide

LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – Loyalty goes a long way in life, whatever industry you’re in. Online slots such as Piggy Riches slot are no different. The vast majority of online casinos will nearly always offer attractive bonuses and promotions to their loyal customers. They’re the ones that have VIP status. The ones who have spent a certain amount of time playing on the online casino, or have reached a certain milestone with cash…

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Online Slots with Multipliers that have No Limit

Online Slots with Multipliers that have No Limit

LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – Slot games are thrilling for almost every casino lover. They have many bonuses that do not just offer excitement to the players but also provide more winning power. Imagine playing a game that multiplies your win by 50. This has been made possible on online slot games that have unlimited multipliers. With multipliers, your win is increased by the number of multipliers you have – play fruit shop slots….

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Immunome Discovers Antibodies Capable of Neutralizing Multiple SARS-CoV-2 Variants

Immunome Discovers Antibodies Capable of Neutralizing Multiple SARS-CoV-2 Variants

LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – Immunome, Inc. (Nasdaq: IMNM), a biopharmaceutical company that utilizes its human memory B cell platform to discover and develop first-in-class antibody therapeutics, announced today that its discovery engine has isolated potent antibodies capable of neutralizing several SARS-CoV-2 variants, including the South African Variant (B.1.351), in pseudovirus testing. This effort is part of the company’s ongoing program to develop a cocktail of antibodies targeting spike and non-spike proteins that can…

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Bitcoin Hits Record as Mastercard, BNY Mellon Embrace Crypto

Bitcoin Hits Record as Mastercard, BNY Mellon Embrace Crypto

LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa ) — Bitcoin jumped to a record high after Mastercard Inc. and Bank of New York Mellon Corp. moved to make it easier for customers to use cryptocurrencies. The largest digital asset rose as much as 8.1% to $48,663, surpassing the all-time high reached Monday after Tesla Inc. announced it would hold $1.5 billion of the cryptocurrency on its balance sheet. The wider Bloomberg Galaxy Crypto Index also touched a record. “Bitcoin…

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