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Egypt gov’t re-setting spending priorities, says FinMin

Cairo, Egypt (Capital Markets in Africa) — The Egyptian government has set a fiscal programme with the aim of rearranging priorities for public spending, through reforming energy subsidies system and increasing taxes, in addition to more efficient management of public debt, said Finance Minister Hani Kadri Dimian. He added that the government is working on achieving an economic breakthrough that reflects positively on citizens. Early this year, the government prepared a package of fiscal and…

Egypt central bank sells $98.6m in regular auction

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Cairo, Egypt (Capital Markets in Africa)–The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) sold on Sunday $98.6 million in its regular FX auction reaching $100 million. The average selling price reached $7.53 in the auction No. 373, the CBE said on its website.

Egypt’s foreign reserves decline to $19.6bn at May-end

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Cairo, Egypt (Capital Markets in Africa) — Egypt’s net foreign reserves slipped to $19.559 billion at May-end, a decline of 4.7% compared to $20.525 billion in April, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) said on Sunday. Egypt received $6 billion in subsidies from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the UAE, the bank’s governor Hisham Ramez said in April. The country’s foreign reserves stood at nearly $36 billion before the 2011 revolt, but plummeted in the resulting political…

Financial services firm gets $20m for Africa expansion

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Port Louis, Mauritius (Capital Markets in Africa): Mauritius-based financial services firm, afb, which provides innovative consumer and SME financial products, has signed a $20 million investment deal with GEMCORP, that enables the former to hasten its speed of growth within sub-Saharan Africa. A statement from afb, quoted the firm’s chief executive officer, Karl Westvig as saying that the deal will help them extend to a number of countries within the next five years. Currently, afb…

Angola’s central bank devalues kwanza by about 6 pct

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Luanda, Angola (Capital Markets in Africa) – Angola’s central bank devalued the kwanza currency by about 6 percent against the dollar, a statement showed, a move analysts said was aimed at stimulating foreign currency inflows eroded by falling global oil prices. According to the bank’s latest update on the official exchange rate, issued late on Thursday, one U.S. dollar will now cost 116-117 kwanza, compared with 109-111 before. The exchange rate is however much higher…

Ethiopia eyes bond trading in cautious capital markets opening

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Addis ababa, Ethiopia (Capital Markets in Africa) — Ethiopia is seeking to create a secondary market for local currency Treasury bonds, possibly in a year or so, a move seen as a cautious step towards liberalizing one of Africa’s fastest growing economies. Ethiopia has become an increasingly attractive destination for foreign investors although the government tightly controls what sectors they can invest in. Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn said last month that Ethiopia was open to opening…

Africa Witnesses the Largest International Islamic Economic Gathering Next Week

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MAPUTO, Mozambique (Capital Markets in Africa) — Dr Ahmad Mohamed Ali, President of the Islamic Development Bank Group, has stated that preparations are in full swing at the IDB Group for its annual meeting, which is scheduled to take place this year, Allah willing, in Maputo, Republic of Mozambique at the kind invitation of the Government of Mozambique. This is the first time the meeting of the IDB Board of Governors is taking place in the…

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