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IFC Launches New Platform to Mobilize $5 Billion for Infrastructure Investments in Emerging Markets

LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has launched an innovative program that aims to raise $5 billion from global institutional investors to modernize infrastructure in emerging markets over the next five years, opening up a new stream of capital flows to improve power, water, transportation, and telecommunications systems in developing countries. The initiative, called MCPP Infrastructure, builds on the success of IFC’s Managed Co-Lending Portfolio Program, a…

Nigeria 2016 Budget Performance and MTEF Review

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LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – The 2016 fiscal year has been largely synonymous with a sharp slowdown in economic activities largely as a result of lower oil earnings which constrained fiscal revenue and foreign exchange supply, as well as underwhelming policy responses and a brooding sub-national fiscal crisis which peaked in H1:2016. With a change in monetary policy tact to inflation targeting in Q1:2016 – demonstrated by 2 rate hikes – in a bid…

Nigeria Equities Market Review and Outlook Week Ending 14th October

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LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – Mixed sentiments trailed the Nigerian equities market this week amid expectations for weak Q3:2016 earnings results. The All Share Index (ASI) gained marginally on 3 trading sessions while declining on 2. Thus, the ASI inched 9bps higher W-o-W. YTD loss pared to 2.7% while market capitalization improved by N8.9bn to settle at N9.6tn. Activity level also improved as average volume and value rose 24.4% and 45.5% to 232.5m units…

Zimbabwe tax agency says local bank notes plan worsens liquidity

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HARARE (Capital Markets in Africa) – Zimbabwe’s tax agency on Friday said the planned introduction of local bank notes had brought uncertainty and worsened cash shortages as consumers hold onto their dollars. The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe said last month “bond notes” would be introduced at the end of this month, raising fears of a return to a domestic currency abandoned in 2009 as hyperinflation soared out of control, leaving Zimbabweans using the U.S. dollar. Central…

Abraaj acquires stake in Sub-Saharan African urea fertiliser manufacturer

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LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – The Abraaj Group (Abraaj or the Group), a leading investor operating in global growth markets, today announced that it has acquired a minority stake in Indorama Fertilizers B.V. (Indorama Fertilizers), the largest urea fertilizer manufacturer in Sub-Saharan Africa, through its Funds. The stake was purchased from Indorama Holdings B.V. Netherlands, a wholly owned subsidiary of Indorama Corporation (Indorama), one of the world’s fastest growing petrochemical companies with operations in…

Investment Philosophy | Good Growth Hunting with Long-term Thinking

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LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – Companies that have the ability to re-invest capital for growth over long periods of time, while still generating great returns, are well worth the hunt. The incremental compounding of shareholders’ wealth that results from effectively re-investing in growth can generate spectacular returns for long-term investors. However, growth alone is not enough; it needs to be ‘good growth’ that increases per share value for investors. A fast growing company often…

De-Risking in Africa is on the risk according to latest Swift data

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LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – The latest SWIFT data shows that many countries in Africa have seen a reduction in the number of foreign counterparties, the overseas banks with which African banks transact. The data was part of a new report looking at the impact of global regulations on correspondent banking networks, called ‘Addressing the unintended consequences of de-risking – Focus on Africa’, which was released at the SWIFT Business Forum South Africa, in…

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