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MTN South Sudan Gets Boost as Hopes Rise That War Is Ending

SOUTH SUDAN (Capital Markets in Africa) – MTN Group Ltd.’s South Sudan unit said it’s investing at least $30 million in revitalizing and expanding its operations as a new deal to end a five-year civil war brings relative peace to much of the country. Reviving transmission sites, upgrading to 3G and adding new coverage — they’re all planned by MTN South Sudan, one of the two remaining mobile-phone operators in the country. After a period…

AFRICA INSIGHT: Recovery in Economic Growth to Prove Fleeting

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LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – Sub-Saharan Africa should benefit from stronger economic activity in Nigeria and South Africa this year. But we expect this recovery to be temporary. A weak investment climate and a high reliance on commodity exports will probably come back to haunt Africa’s two largest economies. Second-tier economies, such as Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya and Senegal are likely to keep expanding strongly in the near term, although they are testing critical…

Tunisian Central Bank Holds Key Rate With an Eye on Inflation

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TUNIS (Capital Markets in Africa) – Tunisia’s central bank left its benchmark interest rateunchanged as it monitors the effects of last month’s hike on inflation. The key gauge was held at 7.75 percent, the Central Bank of Tunisia said in a statement on Friday. The bank raised the rate by 100 basis points last month, the first increase since June, citing a need to curb price growth. Inflation accelerated to 7.3 percent in February from 7.1…

Brexit Risks Still Looming That Could Disrupt European Finance

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LONDON (Capital Markets in Africa) – A no-deal Brexit has been averted on March 29, but the prospect of a chaotic U.K. withdrawal from the European Union is still looming. Uncertainties remain despite regulators saying there is almost no chance of a crisis in the financial system and that they’ve prevented the biggest potential problems. Here are the key vulnerabilities. Trading Venues The EU gave traders new reason to fret that markets could turn ugly….

Why the Ethnicity Pay Gap Is Even More Complicated Than Gender

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LONDON (Capital Markets in Africa) – Companies in the U.K. are still grappling with the mandatory gender gap reporting reporting that went into effect last year, revealing a widespread disparity in the salaries and bonuses of men and women. Now the British government may require them to similarly analyze the pay of workers of different ethnicities. A survey of 80 large organizations by PricewaterhouseCoopers found 95 percent had not analyzed their ethnicity pay gap, with three quarters saying they…

Europe Stocks Rise, With U.K. Shares Down After New Brexit Date

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LONDON (Capital Markets in Africa) – European stocks opened steady following a mixed trading session in Asia, as British stocks fall after new Brexit developments. With only one week left of trading, European equities are heading for their best quarter since 2015. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index rose 0.2 percent, led by gains in technology shares. Deutsche Bank AG jumped 2.6 percent as the German lender said it sees 2019 revenue slightly higher than in 2018. European…

Ivory Coast Opts for Loans Over Eurobonds to Finance Budget

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ABIDJAN (Capital Markets in Africa) – Ivory Coast said it opened a tender to secure 500 billion CFA francs ($865 million) in commercial loans from offshore lenders as the West African nation seeks cheaper options than selling international bonds to finance its budget. In addition to the loans, the country will issue 900 billion francs in debt securities on the regional market to meet its finance needs of 1.4 trillion francs for the year, Prime…

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