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South African Stocks 0.5% Lower, Tunisia SE Rises 0.8%;

JOHANNESBURG (Capital Markets in Africa) – FTSE/JSE Africa All Share Index falls 0.5% in Johannesburg. Fortress drops after Resilient and Fortress announce they will restructure Siyakha Trust and Siyakha 2 Trust, with the intention to unwind cross-shareholding. Biggest laggers by percentage points: Tiger Brands (-7.9%), after U.A.E. bans co.’s processed meat products, Kumba (-7.1%), Fortress B shares (-5.9%), Fortress A shares (-5.6%), Steinhoff (-4.7%), BHP (-4.2%), FirstRand (-3.9%) News: Everglen to Sell About $100m of Transaction…

Buhari Grapples With Widening Crises as Nigerian Vote Looms

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LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – Islamist militant attacks, gasoline shortages, worsening violence over grazing land, simmering unrest in the southeast — the crises keep mounting for Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari less than a year before general elections. The most recent setback came on March 1 when suspected Boko Haram Islamist militants killed three United Nations aid workers and eight soldiers in an attack in the north-eastern town of Rann, about two weeks after they kidnapped more…

Smurfit Kappa Rejects International Paper’s Takeover Offer

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JOHANNESBURG (Capital Markets in Africa) – Smurfit Kappa Group Plc rejected an unsolicited takeover approach from U.S. rival International Paper Co. in the latest sign of accelerating global consolidation in the booming packaging business. The cash-and-shares proposal “fails entirely” to reflect growth prospects, said the Dublin-based maker of cardboard boxes and paper bags, without disclosing the terms. Smurfit shares soared as much as 20 percent, the biggest intraday gain in almost a decade, giving a market value of about…

FinTech in South Africa: Accelerating the Digital Transformation of Banking & Financial Services

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The impact of Blockchain, AI, Mobile Money, Digital Wallets and Payment innovations are radically transforming the financial services landscape as FinTech disruptors intensify the challenge to Incumbent Banks in Africa and kickstart new growth opportunities Johannesburg, South Africa: Africa’s financial services landscape continues its dynamic evolution as the rapid growth of FinTech on the continent drives both the disruption and leapfrogging of legacy systems and further accelerates the digital transformation of financial services. In South…

Seeking IMF Bailout, Debt-Laden Congo Steps Up War on Graft

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KINSHASA (Capital Markets in Africa )- Authorities in the Republic of Congo plan to arrest more officials as part of an anti-corruption drive to meet conditions set by the International Monetary Fund for a bailout. Oil-producing Congo owes creditors at least $9.14 billion and sought support from the IMF last year. The Washington-based lender has insisted the government make “bold and immediate governance reforms” before any package is considered. Congo’s intelligence service last month arrested…

Africa’s Largest Broadband-Network Provider Considers Share Sale

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HARARE (Capital Markets in Africa) – Liquid Telecom reiterated that it’s considering an initial public offering as Africa’s largest broadband-network operator prepares for its next stage of growth following the $500 million acquisition of Neotel Pty Ltd. in 2016. The unit of Zimbabwean businessman Strive Masiyiwa’s Econet Wireless Global Ltd. owns about 40,000 kilometres (25,000 miles) of cross-border fiber networks in Africa and has ambitions to link up homes and businesses in some of the world’s…

Senegal Is Said to Attract Almost $10 Billion in Eurobond Bids

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DAKAR (Capital Markets in Africa) – Senegal received more than $10 billion of orders for a $2.2 billion Eurobond on Tuesday as debt from African governments remains in hot demand with yield-hungry investors. The West African nation sold 1 billion euros ($1.2 billion) of notes with an average life of nine years and a separate $1 billion 29-year tranche, the Finance Ministry said in a statement Wednesday. The euro notes yielded 4.75 percent and the dollar…

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