Interview | - Part 10

How Mugabe Lost His Grip on Power in Zimbabwe

HARARE (Capital Markets in Africa) – Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s 37-year monopoly on power has come to an abrupt end. The military seized power and detained Mugabe following a week of confrontation with his government. While the army generals say they aren’t staging a coup or targeting the 93-year-old president, it’s clear they are calling the shots for now in the impoverished southern African nation. 1. What sparked the crisis? It’s all about who will succeed…

Aliko Dangote – Richest Man in Africa to Invest Abroad After $10 Billion Oil Bet

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LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – “Nothing is impossible.” These three words are on a plaque that Aliko Dangote keeps on his office desk in Lagos, Nigeria, constantly reminding Africa’s richest man how to approach the world. Dangote, who was worth $12.3 billion as of mid-August, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, is modest in his personal life but bold in business.Presiding over an empire that includes cement, freight, infrastructure, agriculture, and—soon—oil refining, Dangote, 60, possesses a…

African Reinsurance Sector: Weathering the Storm

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW with Mr. Corneille Karekezi, Group Managing Director/Chief Executive of African Reinsurance Corporation. He talks to Capital Markets in Africa about challenges and opportunities in African Insurance and Reinsurance markets. How is the reinsurance sector coping with the current macroeconomic uncertainty, where currency volatility and the commodity slump coupled with terrorism and political instability have put pressure on economies in Africa? CORNEILLE KAREKEZI: The recent slump in commodity prices coupled with the attending depreciation of most currencies…

Potential Investment Potholes To Watch For In 2017

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LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – Few could have predicted the confluence of factors that have shifted African markets in recent years. We’ve seen countries making earnest efforts to improve investment climates that have helped drive economic growth. We’ve seen large reductions in absolute poverty and growth in an African middle class with disposable income. We’ve seen the scale up of new technologies and the leapfrogging of legacy systems in areas such as banking, telecommunications,…

Nigeria’s Economic Recession Creates Opportunities in Real Estate

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW with Obinna Onunkwo, Managing Partner of Purple Capital Partners Limited, is a seasoned securities specialist with over 15 years of experience in investment management. He talks to Capital Markets in Africa about challenges and opportunities in Nigerian real estate markets. The perfect storm is brewed with the combination of an acute shortage of dollar inflows, the spectre of currency devaluation, increasing inflation and rising interest rates. How are developers and investors facing these challenges as well…

How the new lease accounting standard IFRS 16 affects financing transactions

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On 13 January 2016, the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) issued its new international lease accounting standards IFRS 16 Leases which removes the distinction between finance leases and operating leases for lessees with effect from 1 January 2019. The new lease accounting rules will affect most companies that report under the full IFRS and will have a significant impact on those with large operating lease portfolios (such as some of those in the retail, transport…

INTERVIEW: SEAN KIDNEY, CEO OF THE CLIMATE BONDS INITIATIVE TELLS US WHY GOING GREEN IS GOOD

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Lagos, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa: Sean Kidney, CEO of the Climate Bonds Initiative talks to Capital Markets in Africa about the role of Climate Bonds in financing Infrastructure and how Governments can support their Issuance. The Climate Bonds Initiative is an investor focused NGO working to mobilize debt capital markets for green investments. It works towards providing an ongoing platform for close interaction between governments, green infrastructure developers, development banks and the world’s largest investors. For Sean Kidney, Climate Bonds…

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