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Media announcement for the African Islamic Fintech Summit (SAIFI)

Under the high patronage of the Tunisian Head of government and the Ministry of Development, Investment and International Cooperation of the Republic of Tunisia, the International Islamic Finance Training Institute (IIFTI) and I-Fintech Solutions (IFTS) are organizing the African Islamic Fintech Summit (SAIFI). SAIFI is jointly organized with the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) and the Tunisian Association of Islamic Finance (TAIF) and will take place during the 16th and…

Tanzania to Cancel Licenses for Undeveloped Mineral Sites

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DAR ES SALAAM (Capital Markets in Africa) – Tanzania intends to cancel permits for mineral sites belonging to large-scale miners that remain undeveloped and will allocate the licences to smallholders, President John Magufuli said. The announcement comes amid a tax dispute between the state and Acacia Mining Plc, in which the government is demanding $190 billion in penalties, after claiming the company had under-declared export revenue since 2000. The East African nation surpassed its mining-revenue targets for the…

For Black South Africans, Land Seizure Is a Question of Justice

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JOHANNESBURG (Capital Markets in Africa) – As the land-seizure debate divides South Africa and threatens to spook investors, for many black citizens the issue isn’t about farming — it’s about justice. President Cyril Ramaphosa says his ruling party plans to amend the constitution to permit seizing land without compensation to address the inequities of laws during white-minority rule that at one time put 87 percent of South Africa’s land in the hands of whites. The goal is…

Free Float Would Send Naira Tumbling, Nigeria Governor Says

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ABIDJAN (Capital Markets in Africa) – Ivory Coast’s president, Alassane Ouattara, plans to seek a third five-year term in next year’s presidential polls as his ruling coalition is set to face stronger competition for votes, according to three people familiar with the matter. Ouattara, 77, has informed his inner circle in the Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace coalition about his intentions, even though he hasn’t decided when the plan will be announced, said the…

Market May Lose Linker Love as South Africa Inflation Slows

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JOHANESBURG (Capital Markets in Africa) – South African government bonds that offer protection against price increases are outperforming nominal debt so far this year — but that may prove to be a false start. Demand for inflation-linked bonds increased as inflation in Africa’s most-industrialized economy accelerated in 2018, reaching an 18-month high of 5.2 percent in November. But the rate probably plunged to 4.5 percent in December, data will show Wednesday, according to the median estimate of 19 economists…

Zimbabwe’s Ncube Sees Fiscal Order Taming Inflation, Deficit

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HARARE (Capital Markets in Africa) – Zimbabwe’s government will ensure fiscal discipline to rein in an inflation rate that’s the highest in a decade and a yawning budget deficit, Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube said. Both the rate of price growth and the budget shortfall as a percentage of gross domestic product are expected to fall below 10 percent this year, Ncube said in an interview Tuesday at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Zimbabwe’s Treasury estimated the budget…

Egypt Sees More Pound Volatility After Repatriation Fund Ends

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CAIRO (Capital Markets in Africa) – Egypt’s stagnant exchange rate is likely to see more movement after a system that guaranteed foreign investors could repatriate dollars was terminated, but the central bank stands ready to fend off speculators and ensure debt holders don’t lose out, Governor Tarek Amer said. Amer’s remarks could help reassure foreign investors scrutinizing Egypt’seconomic policy as the country wraps up a three-year, $12 billion economic overhaul agreement with the International Monetary Fund this year….

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