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AfDB supports improved electricity access in Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gambia and Senegal

Abidjan Cote D’Ivoire , Capital Markets in Africa — The African Development Bank approved on Wednesday, September 30, 2015 a €121.5-million [1] package to the Gambia River Basin Development Organization (OMVG) to improve electricity access and provide renewable, clean and affordable energy in The Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau and Senegal. Electricity supply in the OMVG region is limited, unreliable and costly. Access rates vary from 12 percent in Guinea, 19 percent in Guinea-Bissau, 35 percent in…

Nigerian Banks’ Foreign Currency Liquidity Still Tight — Fitch Ratings

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LAGOS, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa — Cutting reserve requirements will not add liquidity to the Nigerian banking system because it releases no additional foreign currency (FC), says Fitch Ratings. Substantial government-related FC deposits are exempt from reserve requirements and have already been withdrawn from the system after the government ordered all public-sector deposits to be moved from commercial banks into the centralised Treasury Single Account (TSA) earlier this month. Nigeria’s Monetary Committee reduced mandatory…

South African Reserve Bank Keeps Repurchase Rate at 6.00 percent

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Johannesburg, South Africa, Capital Markets — The South African Reserve Bank Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has unanimously decided to keep the repurchase rate unchanged at 6.0 percent, according to statement released by the Lesetja Kganyago, Governor of the South African Reserve Bank. The statement stated that inflation outlook remains a concern for the Monetary Policy Committee, with the risks to the forecast assessed to be on the upside. Although two breaches of the target are…

Central Bank of Nigeria Keeps Benchmark Rate at 13 percent

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Lagos, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa — On 22 September 2015, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting was held where the MPC resolved to reduce the cash reserve requirement (CRR) to 25 percent from 31 percent, retain the monetary policy rate (MPR) at 13 percent, with the symmetric corridor of 200 basis points around the MPR, and retain the liquidity ratio at 30 percent. The MPC decisions were based on…

The Republic of the Congo calls on technical expertise from IGN France International

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Brazzaville, Congo, Capital Markets in Africa — The Ministry for Home Affairs and Decentralisation of the Republic of the Congo has called on IGN France International to accompany them in their meetings with the border commissions of neighbouring countries. The project officially started on 2 September 2015 with the launch meeting held in Brazzaville and is expected to last for one year. An exact knowledge of their land is an essential element for any…

Kenya’s Monetary Policy Committe retains Policy Rate at 11.50 percent

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Nairobi, Kenya, Capital Market in Africa — At the end of the September 22nd 2015 Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting, the MPC kept the policy rate (Central Bank Rate — CBR) at 11.5 percent, with intention to keep inflation in control which was trending towards the five percent target. The benchmark interest rate, was kept unchanged for the third time after it was raised in July by 150 basis points to current level. The MPC, also…

APR Energy Commissions New Botswana Project, Senegal Expansion

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APR Energy, a global leader in fast-track power solutions, today announced that it has successfully completed the installation and commissioning of its new two-year, 35MW project for Botswana Power Corporation and the 48MW expansion of its existing project for Senelec, Senegal’s national electric utility. “I want to congratulate our installation and commissioning teams for demonstrating our commitment to operational excellence and customer satisfaction by quickly bringing this new capacity on line,” said Chief Executive Officer…

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