The Editorial Team

Soldiers Seize Power in Burkina Faso, Drawing International Ire

BURKINA FASO (Capital Markets in Africa) – Soldiers in Burkina Faso said they removed President Roch Marc Christian Kabore from power in the gold-producing West African nation, a putsch that drew condemnation from the United Nations and the U.S. The military takeover was necessary because Kabore was unable to tackle insecurity “that threatens the very foundation of our nation,” according to a statement signed by Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba and read by another officer on…

Pension Funds and Private Equity in Nigeria

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LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – Nigerian pension funds have grown exponentially in both size and value in recent years and have a significant role to play in the sustainability and development of local capital markets. As Nigeria’s private equity landscape continues to evolve, more emphasis is being placed on how best to invest in this unique landscape where tremendous growth opportunities are intertwined with a fair amount of macroeconomic uncertainty. Although pension funds acknowledge…

Why Did Almost Nobody See Inflation Coming?

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LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – Forecasting inflation is a staple of macroeconomic modeling, yet virtually all economists’ predictions for the United States in 2021 were way off the mark. This dismal performance reflected a collective failure to take economic models seriously enough, as well as other analytical shortcomings. In 2008, as the global financial crisis was ravaging economies everywhere, Queen Elizabeth II, visiting the London School of Economics, famously asked, “Why did nobody see it…

Africa: A continent of opportunity

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LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – Invesco believes that Africa will be the economic and investment story of this century. However, it is a continent of 54 countries, each with its own potential, pitfalls and capacity to absorb different forms of investment. The aim of this document is to examine each country in turn and to reach conclusions about the possibility and desirability of investments. Why Africa Before turning to the country detail, it may…

Microsoft Gambles on Troubled Activision, But Risks Are Likely Manageable

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LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) — Microsoft Corp. in its planned purchase of Activision Blizzard Inc. will take on a company with a troubled reputation surrounding its workplace culture, but the risks stemming from those problems are far from insurmountable, deals experts said. Microsoft’s announcement this week that it intends to purchase the videogame company in a $75 billion all-cash deal came after Activision experienced a spate of bad news over the past six months,…

What the Metaverse Is, Who’s In It and Why It Matters: QuickTake

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LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – The metaverse is a virtual universe that blends aspects of digital technologies including video-conferencing, games like Minecraft or Roblox, cryptocurrencies, email, virtual reality, social media and live-streaming. Quite how these pieces will fit together is a work in progress, but some tech giants already see it as the future of human communication and interaction. It’s “the next frontier,” Mark Zuckerberg said when he changed his company’s name from Facebook…

Bitcoin Tumbles Below $40,000 to Lowest Level in Five Months

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LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – Cryptocurrencies sank Friday, taking Bitcoin to the lowest level in more than five months as risk aversion again swept across global markets. The largest cryptocurrency dropped as much as 7.4% to $38,261, while second-ranked Ether slid below $3,000. Digital tokens overall have shed some $1 trillion in value since a November peak, according to CoinMarketCap data. “Bitcoin and the broader crypto market remain subject to the whims of macro variables,” Fundstrat Digital…

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