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Whose Farm Is It Anyway? Drones Give Answers in Top Cocoa Grower

ABIDJAN (Capital Markets in Africa) – In a cramped office in his parents’ backyard in Ivory Coast, Joseph-Olivier Biley is dreaming up solutions to Africa’s farming challenges. His answer: drones. The 25-year-old and his team of graduates from across the continent have spent a year developing and testing technology they say can help boost yields, improve crop forecasts and solve longstanding land-ownership issues in the world’s largest cocoa-producing nation. The drones are used to create…

South Africa Eases Free-Carry Rules in Final Mining Charter

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JOHANNESBURG (Capital Markets in Africa) – South Africa eased some of the more controversial provisions in a final version of its Mining Charter approved by the cabinet this week as the government seeks to provide policy certainty and ease investor concerns. While holders of new mining rights must still give employees a 5 percent stake in the assets, they can choose to offset another 5 percent for nearby communities by investing in community development instead,…

The Euromoney Morocco Conference 2019, Rabat, Morocco

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Foreigners Aren’t Yet Done Selling Egyptian Assets

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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…

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