Banking | - Part 5

Commentary: UK inflation Remaining in Double Digits

LONDON (Capital Markets in Africa)- UK headline inflation falls to from 10.4% to 10.1% in February as Core inflation, stripping out food and energy prices, stays at 6.2%. Food and non-alcoholic beverages rise at fastest rate since 1977. Douglas Grant, Group CEO at Manx Financial Group PLC: Having narrowly avoided a recession, the UK economy could be showing signs of light at the end of the tunnel. However, the latest flatlining GDP data highlighted sluggishness…

How Africa’s Financial Sector Can Manage Risk in Volatile Times By Thabo Molefe, Head of Africa Regions, TransUnion Africa

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Right now, every financial services company in Africa wants the same thing: to grow revenues, and reduce their risk. But with consumers across the continent struggling in the face of rising inflation and interest rates, they’re experiencing a growing wave of non-performing loans (NPLs), which is putting a brake on their growth ambitions. At the same time, regulators and governments across the continent are challenging the financial services sector to drive greater financial inclusion. The…

AfDB approves trade finance transaction guarantee facility to Banque Commerciale du Burundi

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ABIDJAN (Capital Markets on Africa): The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has approved a trade finance transaction guarantee facility to Banque Commerciale Du Burundi (Bancobu). Leveraging Bancobu’s strategic footprint in the East African nation, this instrument will provide support to Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) and local corporates, to facilitate their import and export trade finance requirements. The Bank will provide a guarantee to Confirming Banks for the non-payment…

Oxford Economics Bank Problem Webinar: Register Now

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Webinar | Bank problems dampen the global outlook, but a catastrophe remains unlikely. 17 Apr 2023 | In the latest global webinar, we review our latest economic forecasts and set out how we have adjusted them in the wake of the recent troubles in the banking system. We also assess the potential scale of downside risks were problems to build further. REGISTER NOW We will forward connection details to the email address provided as well…

China: Risk of macro fallout will see policy err on side of caution

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LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa): Our house view is that recent bank failures are largely contained and in and of themselves do not represent a systemic threat. But market repricing and a shifting economic environment in the US/EU, alongside the PBOC’s surprise RRR cut, have led some to (once again) question China’s recovery and any associated contagion risk from tighter US and global financial conditions. This is so despite the recent contrast between US and…

SARB to hike repo rate: Finder’s Repo Rate Forecast Report

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JOHANNESBURG (Capital Markets in Africa): The SARB’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is set to increase the repo rate at the March meeting, according to 95% of panellists on Finder.com’s SARB Repo Rate Forecast Report. 77% think the repo rate will increase by 25 bps, while 14% forecast a 50 bps increase. However the panel is divided on whether or not this will be the rate peak. 55% of panellists expect March to be the peak…

Commentary: Bank of England Hikes Rates By 0.25 Percent

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LONDON (Capital Markets in Africa): The Bank of England has raised the base rate from 4% to 4.25%. This is the 11th consecutive rise and seven members of the nine-person Monetary Policy Committee supported the quarter of a percentage point increase. Marc Cogliatti, Head of Global Capital Markets at Validus Risk Management: “As widely expected, the Bank of England raised rates by 0.25% at today’s meeting, taking the base rate to 4.25% — its highest…

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