The Editorial Team

Kenya’s 91-Day Bills Yield Drops to Lowest in Almost 15 Years

NAIROBI (Capital Markets in Africa) – Kenya’s 91-day Treasury Bills yield dropped to the lowest in about 15 years as banks sought safer assets amid the coronavirus pandemic. The weighted average yield of the notes was at 6.513% at last week’s auction, the lowest since September 2006, according to Central Bank of Kenya data. The rate for 182-day bills was 7.046% and 364-day securities at 7.418%. “High liquidity has been attributed to cautiousness by banks amid the…

Troops Eject Rebels Who Besieged Total’s Mozambique Project

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MAPUTO (Capital Markets in Africa) – Troops from Mozambique and Rwanda retook a port town at the heart of a four-year insurgency that led to the suspension of a $20 billion project by TotalEnergies SE. Soldiers from the two countries took back Mocimboa da Praia, which insurgents with ties to Islamic State have held for a year, the Rwanda Defence Force said in Twitter post on Sunday. The Mozambican defense ministry later confirmed the development, saying operations continued to…

Somalia Starts Payments System as It Rebuilds Nation

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MOGADISHU (Capital Markets in Africa) – Somalia has set up a national payments system as part of plans to develop the financial industry in one of the world’s most fragile states, following decades of political and economic instability. The 13 lenders in the Horn of Africa nation can now “become inter-operable, connected to the clearing and settlement system of the central bank and able to transact with each other,” Central Bank of Somalia Governor Abdirahman…

Bankers told to stop moaning and think of the poor

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LONDON (Capital Markets in Africa) – Young investment bankers on big salaries who complain about being overworked have come under fire from one of the City of London’s veteran financiers. Xavier Rolet, the former boss of the London Stock Exchange who was previously a leading banker, has told graduates who do not enjoy their jobs “by any means do something else”. He suggested that financial firms troubled by mutinous staff “should try hiring poor, hungry…

Bankers’ bonus cap may be ditched to boost City

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The government is considering removing restrictions on bankers’ bonuses as part of its plan to ditch EU rules and to make the City more competitive. The idea is at an early stage and not yet part of any public consultations, as officials fear scrapping the bonus cap could trigger a public backlash. But the move has support among some within the Treasury as a way to make London more attractive for senior bankers than Frankfurt,…

Senate Poised to Deliver Infrastructure Win for Biden Agenda

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NEW YORK (Capital Markets in Africa) – The U.S. Senate is heading toward passage this week of a $550 billion infrastructure bill that would provide the biggest infusion of federal spending on public works in decades and mark a major milestone for President Joe Biden’s economic agenda. The Democratic and Republican senators who negotiated the plan spent the weekend haggling over last-minute details and combing through the 2,702-page bill text before submitting it to the…

Bitcoin Drops After Posting Biggest Weekly Gain in Three Months

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LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – Bitcoin pulled back to around $40,000 after climbing over the weekend to the highest levels since May. The largest cryptocurrency fell about 4.8% to $39,280 as of 8:42 a.m. in New York after dropping as much as 5.6% Monday. Other virtual coins including second-ranked Ether also fell. Analysts suggested profit-taking lay behind the declines. This is “just a normal pullback following bullish action,” said Vijay Ayyar, head of Asia Pacific…

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