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Private equity a bright light in Africa’s economic future

Global, 10 April 2017 – New research shows private equity activity in Africa will inject billions of US dollars of sustainable investment over the next five years. Private equity deals in Africa are growing from a low base equivalent to 0.18% of Africa’s GDP in 2016. Every 0.01% increase will mean $200 million more investment and could easily reach $1.1 billion over the next five years. A growth engine: Trends and outcomes of private equity…

South Africa’s bourse to review trades around Gordhan’s recall

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JOHANNESBURG (Capital Markets in Africa) – South Africa’s bourse will investigate an increase in the trading of certain securities in the hours before former finance minister Pravin Gordhan was recalled from an international investor roadshow, BusinessDay newspaper reported on Monday. On March 27, news broke that President Jacob Zuma had ordered Gordhan to return immediately from a trip to Britain and the United States. Gordhan was later dismissed in a cabinet reshuffle. The newspaper reported…

South Africa’s President Zuma Sacked Finance Minister Gordan: Market Reactions

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LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – South African CEOs see severe consequences after the cabinet reshuffle. South African President Jacob Zuma’s decision to dismiss Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has severe consequences for the economy and is a setback to the work done to avoid a credit rating downgrade, a group of business leaders said on Friday. “This decision and the manner in which it was taken is likely to cause severe damage to an economy that is in dire need of growth…

Nigeria to Sell More Eurobonds After Concessional Borrowing

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LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – Nigeria considers selling more Eurobonds to help fund record-high spending plans that seek to lift the West African economy out of its worst slump in 25 years. The government raised $500 million last month and $1 billion in February in its first Eurobond sales since 2013. It also expects to receive the remaining $400 million of a $1 billion loan from the African Development Bank and is negotiating with…

Junk for South Africa as Fitch Joins S&P in Cut on Politics

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JOHANNESBURG (Capital Markets in Africa) – South African debt got dealt a second blow in a week as Fitch Ratings Ltd. joined S&P Global Ratings and cut the nation’s credit assessment to junk following President Jacob Zuma’s move to fire a well-respected finance minister. Fitch reduced the foreign-currency rating to BB+, the highest non-investment grade and on par with Turkey and Portugal, four days after S&P reduced its assessment. The local-currency rating was also lowered one level to…

Heineken Takes on Castel in Ivory Coast for African Growth

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ABIDJAN (Capital Markets in Africa) – Heineken NV’s latest quest to seize a greater share of emerging markets has the brewer on a collision course with Groupe Castel in one of Africa’s fastest-growing economies. Officially opened on Wednesday, the Brassivoire brewery is the product of a joint venture with CFAO SA and costs 150 million euros ($160 million) to build. Located 24 kilometers (15 miles) north of the commercial capital, Abidjan, the facility is already producing Ivoire…

Fitch Affirms Morocco at ‘BBB-‘; Outlook Stable

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RABAT (Capital Markets in Africa) – Fitch Ratings-Hong Kong-07 April 2017: Fitch Ratings has affirmed Morocco’s Long-Term Foreign- and Local-Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) at ‘BBB-‘ with a Stable Outlook. The issue ratings on Morocco’s senior unsecured foreign and local currency bonds have also been affirmed at ‘BBB-‘. The Country Ceiling has been affirmed at ‘BBB’ and the Short-Term Foreign- and Local-Currency IDRs at ‘F3’. KEY RATING DRIVERS Morocco’s ratings are driven by its economic…

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