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Steinhoff Sells Out of Hungary Retailer in Latest Disposal

JOHANNESBURG (Capital Markets in Africa) – Steinhoff International Holdings NV sold out of Hungarian electronics retailer Extreme Digital after its partners moved to cut ties with the South African company embroiled in an accounting scandal. Hungary’s Competition Authority approved the disposal of a 50.4 percent shareholding to the company’s two founders for an undisclosed sum, Extreme Digital said in a statement Wednesday. Steinhoff bought the controlling stake in 2015 as part of an aggressive expansion through…

Anadarko Lines Up Enough LNG Buyers for Mozambique Project

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MAPUTO (Capital Markets in Africa) – Anadarko Petroleum Corp. said that “in principle” it has enough customers to proceed with its liquefied natural gas project in Mozambique, eight years after making a major Deepwater discovery there. The development of Mozambique’s LNG potential by Anadarko, Eni SpA and Exxon Mobil Corp. is key to stimulating growth in one of the world’s poorest countries. Anadarko signed a 15-year supply deal with Electricite de France SA in February and now needs…

Mozambique Gas Company ENH Hires Lazard to Raise $2 Billion

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MAPUTO (Capital Markets in Africa) – Mozambique’s national oil company appointed Lazard Frères SAS and Lion’s Head Global Partners as advisers to help raise as much as $2 billion to refinance its portions of two gas-development projects. Empresa Nacional de Hidrocarbonetos EP will begin a roadshow next month to regions including Asia, the Middle East and South Africa, Chairman Omar Mitha said in an interview. Lazard will advise ENH on refinancing its portion of the project…

Hacked Crypto Exchange Earned $490 Million Before Epic Heist

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LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – Running a cryptocurrency exchange can be enormously profitable — so long as you don’t lose your clients’ assets to hackers. Japan-based Coincheck Inc., which suffered one of the biggest heists in history, earned 53.2 billion yen ($490 million) from April 2017 through January, when the theft occurred, according to its new owner Monex Group Inc. By comparison, Japan Exchange Group, which owns the Tokyo Stock Exchange and Osaka Exchange, earned 66.1…

Falling Rates Prompt Egypt Debt Shift With Bond Issues to Jump

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CAIRO (Capital Markets in Africa) – Egypt is considering shifting away from costly short-term domestic debt towards longer-term borrowing, as falling interest rates provide cheaper options to finance its fiscal deficit, according to the nation’s finance minister. It will increasingly rely on five- to seven-year bonds instead of Treasury bills that have shorter maturities and currently make up the bulk of local-currency borrowing, Amr El-Garhy said in an interview in Washington, where was attending spring…

Madagascans Protest New Electoral Law as President Warns of Coup

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LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – Hundreds of opposition demonstrators took to the streets of Madagascar’s capital to protest a deadly crackdown on an anti-government rally, as the country’s president warned of a coup plot. The protesters gathered in the city’s main square two days after five people died when security forces fired on people demonstrating against the country’s new electoral laws, Agence France-Presse reported, citing unidentified organizers of the rally. President Hery Rajaonarimampianina warned in an…

Zuma Legacy Leaves South African Anti-Graft Panel With Huge Task

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JOHANNESBURG (Capital Markets in Africa) – A South African judicial commission faces a daunting task in investigating allegations that members of the Gupta family and their allies connived with former President Jacob Zuma and his son Duduzane to loot billions of rand from state coffers. Its success or failure will go a long way in determining whether South Africa can put behind it years of mismanagement and plunder during Zuma’s scandal-ridden administration that undermined investor confidence and…

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