The Markets | - Part 4

The Energy Loom: Crafting Africa’s Green Transition with Precision

The call for a green revolution is no longer a distant echo; it’s the resounding demand of the present. Much like an artisan weaver poised before a complex loom, the world faces the task of crafting a grand tapestry of sustainability. Each thread must be carefully selected and interwoven into this tableau, from the existential reality of climate change to the urgency to transition from carbon-heavy energy dependencies. However, to ensure the tapestry’s strength, we…

Surge in Net Zero spending planned by world’s largest companies

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LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – The world’s largest companies plan to boost year-on-year spending to cut their carbon emissions by an average of 22%, according to new research which is published following several months of extreme weather events in many countries around the globe. Despite the challenging global economic conditions, corporations in every region said they were intending to increase their Net Zero investments. UK firms plan the largest investment increase globally at 36%,…

Stears Announced as Lead Sponsor of AFSIC – Investing in Africa 2023

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Stears, one of the world’s leading providers of African data and insights, has been announced as the Lead Sponsor of AFSIC – Investing in Africa 2023. AFSIC 2023, Africa’s Investment Event, which will be held in London on the 9th and 10th October 2023, is the meeting place for focused networking, discussions and executing African investment deals. It has for the past ten years delivered year on year growth as well as success for African…

Exploring the Potential of Sovereign Wealth Funds in Senegal, Mauritania

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DAKAR (Capital Markets in Africa) Sovereign wealth funds in Senegal and Mauritania can serve as tools for managing oil and gas revenues and promoting sustainable development. MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power 2023 conference – which is organized by Energy Capital & Power – will host panel discussions exploring the crucial role sovereign wealth funds can play in helping Senegal and Mauritania address inadequate investments in energy projects developments for energy security. With first oil and…

The future of trade finance in sub-Saharan Africa amidst hard currency challenges

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PORT LOUIS (Capital Markets in Africa) – International Trade is conducted in the currencies of major economic powers, largely the US dollar, European Union Euro, Japanese Yen, Chinese Yuan, and UK Pound Sterling. Thus, these currencies clearly have a major impact on how trade is conducted across borders globally, including on the African continent. By the same token, it is important to note that a foreign currency shortage occurs when the demand for the currency…

Investors eye UK interest rate decision and lower China growth forecasts

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Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown: Investors are lacking Monday motivation today as caution returns amid worries about global growth, ahead of the Bank of England decision on interest rates and testimony from the world’s most influential central banker, the Fed’s Jerome Powell. European indices have opened lower with the FTSE 100 on the backfoot as investors mull what’s ahead for the path of interest rates, given the stubbornness of inflation, while…

Emerging Markets: A changed asset class – More quality, less risk?

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There is a great deal of confusion today about what really constitutes the asset class known as ‘emerging markets’ (“EMs”), and with good reason. The official grouping from index providers such as MSCI contain a hotchpotch of countries across the globe with often very little in common. There is also confusion about the characteristics of the asset class: everyone assumes it is risky, but is it? Is it cyclical, is it correlated to commodities, is…

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