The Markets | - Part 195

The World a Better Place for South Africa for South Africa Investors

JOHANNESBUGH (Capital Markets in Africa) – There are three big themes that we believe will dominate markets in the year ahead. These are Keynes is King, Reflation and South Africa Stabilises. The first two themes are about an improving world and better global growth, while the third theme is South Africa specific and has the biggest impact on the local asset classes in which we invest. Keynes is King The world has shifted. The big…

Investing in African equity markets today: Zimbabwe as a case study for sub-Saharan Africa

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HARARE (Capital Markets in Africa) – A decade after its first disastrous flirtation with hyperinflation, Zimbabwe is once again on the economic precipice with the effects being conspicuously similar. Supermarket shelves have started to empty, some public and even private sector salaries remain unpaid, banking hall queues are getting longer and hospitals are short of basic supplies. Whilst the humanitarian state of affairs is critical we find the microeconomic structures persistently durable given that businesses continue…

Are African Markets Large and Instruments Mature Enough to Sustain CCPs?

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LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – Since the financial crisis, clearing houses – also known as central counterparties (CCPs) – have come to be seen as having a fundamental role in managing risk in financial markets. So far, Africa has lagged behind other regions in adopting CCPs. Do African markets need CCPs? The answer to this question depends on understanding more about the ways in which CCPs contribute to risk management and how much of…

Nigerian Breweries Plc – Staying resilient through tough economic times

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Robust value presence will still be a key driver of topline growth in 2017: The strategy to increase its product offerings in the affordable segments (mainstream and discount) through its merger with Consolidated Breweries in December 2014 proved to be a step in the right direction. Given the weak macroeconomic climate of 2016, many consumers increasingly down-traded to affordable beer brands as a result of lower purchasing power. On the back of its improved offering in…

Old Mutual Full-Year Profit Slides as South Africa Economy Slows

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JOHANNESBURG (Capital Markets in Africa) – Old Mutual Plc, the U.K.-based insurance company, said full-year profit dropped 7.2 percent after the pound weakened after Britain’s decision to leave the European Union and its South African operations contended with the slowest economic growth since the 2009 recession. Net income declined to 570 million pounds ($693 million) in the 12 months through December from 614 million pounds a year earlier, the London-based company said in a statement on Thursday….

Nigeria stocks at 1-month high, reserves exceed $30 bln after Buhari return from UK medical leave

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LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – Nigerian equities hit a one-month high shortly after the stock market opened for trade on Friday following President Muhammadu Buhari’s return home from an extended medical leave in Britain. Stocks rose 1.29 percent at 0936 GMT to levels last seen in February, according to Thomson Reuters data. Stocks, which are down 6.3 percent on the year to date, had climbed to a one-week high in its previous session on Thursday….

Egypt’s pound shows Nigeria must overcome its fear of floating free

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CAIRO (Capital Markets in Africa) – A currency devaluation may do little to fix Nigeria’s problems unless it follows the examples of emerging market peers Egypt, Argentina and Russia and embraces floating exchange rates. Grappling with the recession, widespread dollar shortages, a budget funding gap and international lenders’ reluctance to provide loans, Nigeria has moved tentatively to devalue its currency. The naira traded as low as 375 per dollar on Monday versus the official rate of…

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