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Foreigners Aren’t Yet Done Selling Egyptian Assets

CAIRO (Capital Markets in Africa) – Foreign investors are accelerating their sales of Egyptian securities amid growing skepticism over the country’s economic outlook and while they ponder a more negative environment for emerging markets. Investors from abroad were net sellers of stocks and bonds each session this month through Tuesday, data provided by the stock exchange and compiled by Bloomberg show. On Sept. 5, foreign outflows reached almost 1 billion Egyptian pounds ($52 million), the…

Year of `Scandals’ Spurs South African Bourse to Plan New Rules

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JOHANNESBURG (Capital Markets in Africa) – Johannesburg’s stock exchange said it’s proposing tighter listing rules after South African financial markets were “shaken by a range of corporate scandals, rumors and innuendo” over the past year. The bourse published a consultation paper Wednesday, saying recent events showed a need for it to review its responsibilities and strengthen aspects of regulation. Recommendations range from boosting racial and gender diversity on boards, to doubling the notice period before new stocks…

Iron Ore Lumps, Pellets in Vogue as China Scrubs Nasty Skies

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LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – The global iron ore market is fracturing and that means form matters more than ever. Alongside a push for better grades, which has reshaped pricing patterns, and shunning of impurities that hurt efficiency, mills are now paying more for raw material that comes in lumps and pellets. “It’s not all about the grade of your product,” Macquarie Wealth Management said in a recent note that highlighted burgeoning investor interest in the trend….

Next Week Becomes Less Daunting for Rand Traders as Swings Ebb

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JOHANNESBURG (Capital Markets in Africa) – For the first time since August, traders are less concerned about the rand’s immediate future than the longer-term outlook for the currency. One-week implied volatility for the rand against the dollar fell below one-month volatility this week, with the three-month, six-month and one-year measures dropping even lower. That’s a turnaround from a month ago, when short-term volatility surged amid a sell-off sparked by crises in Argentina and Turkey. The…

Ex-Standard Bank Lawyer Tells of Pressure to Serve Zuma Allies

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JOHANNESBURG (Capital Markets in Africa) – A former Standard Bank Group Ltd. lawyer testified that the South African lender resisted pressure to reverse its decision to close accounts linked to members of the Gupta family, who are friends of former President Jacob Zuma, after they were implicated in a series of suspicious transactions. Ian Sinton, who retired as Standard Bank’s group general counsel in June, was testifying on Monday at the judicial panel investigating the use of political…

Ugandan Exchange Sees More IPOs as Cipla Breaks Six-Year Drought

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KAMPALA (Capital Markets in Africa) – Uganda’s stock exchange is in talks with three companies about listing, after Indian drugmaker Cipla Ltd.’s domestic unit ended a six-year drought with its bourse debut. One of the companies may launch an initial public offering in the next six months, Uganda Securities Exchange Chief Executive Officer Paul Bwiso said in an interview Monday in the capital, Kampala. The bourse has been buoyed by a new government initiative to support the…

Ramaphosa Gives Taste of Plan to Kickstart South African Economy

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JOHANNESBURG (Capital Markets in Africa) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa shared parts of a package of reforms to kickstart an economy that’s in recession with business and labor leaders last week. The measures, already adopted by the cabinet, will “secure confidence in sectors affected by regulatory uncertainty” and cover mining, telecommunications, tourism and transport, the presidency said in a emailed statement Sunday. It will “reprioritize government spending, within the existing fiscal framework, toward activities that will stimulate…

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