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

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…

South Africa Stock Volumes Plunge as Protesters Rally Nationwide

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JOHANNESBURG (Capital Markets in Africa) – Tens of thousands of protesters marched in South Africa to demand that President Jacob Zuma resigns after he fired the finance minister and reshuffled the cabinet. Marchers chanting “Zuma must go” in Pretoria, the capital, walked to the Union Buildings, the official seat of government, while thousands of people faced riot police outside the chained gates of parliament in Cape Town, and rallied in Durban and Port Elizabeth. In Johannesburg, eNCA…

Finnovation Africa: Uganda 2017 opened today with more than 300 FinTech leaders

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Finnovation Africa: Uganda 2017 opened today with more than 300 FinTech leaders seeking to drive the constructive transformation of banking & financial services across Africa The impact of the FinTech revolution is not only being felt in the developed markets of the US and Europe where disruptive innovation is rapidly transforming the banking and financial services landscape. In Africa, too, huge game-changing leaps are currently taking place which are transforming economies across the continent – and…

Actis exits Edita Food Industries After Four Years

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CAIRO (Capital Markets in Africa) – Actis, a leading growth markets investor, has announced the sale of its remaining 7.5% stake in Edita Food Industries (Edita) to 42 blue-chip international investors from the USA, UK, Germany, South Africa, and the UAE through an accelerated book build on the Egyptian Stock Exchange. Actis originally became a 30% shareholder in 2013, and with this final sale of 7.5% has now fully exited. Edita was founded in 1996…

Rand, Bonds Fall as South Africa Junk Rating Triggers Index Exit

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JOHANNESBURG (Capital Markets in Africa) – South Africa’s rand and dollar bonds fell after Fitch Ratings Ltd. became the second company to cut the country’s credit assessment to junk, triggering sales by some investors tracking investment-grade debt indexes. JPMorgan Chase & Co. said it would remove South Africa from gauges tracked by $59 billion of funds. President Jacob Zuma plunged South Africa into a political crisis when he fired Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan in a cabinet purge just after midnight on…

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