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Zimbabwe Market Watch | 3rd July 2015: Zimbabwe industrial index ends the week in the red zone, market cap holds at US3,802 Mill…

Harare, Zimbabwe (Capital Markets in Africa):– The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) industrial index and market capitalization ended the week in the red with market activity, foreign buys and foreign sales all dropping down into the red at the end of the day’s session . The Industrial index slumped by -0.02 percent going downwards a further 0.03 points on Thursdays session to end at 146.20 points, stretching the year-to-date to -10.19 percent and -21.68 on year-on-year…

OPEC agrees to keep pumping as fears of a global oil glut persist

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Vienna, (Capital Markets in Africa) – Oil group OPEC agreed to stick by its policy of unconstrained output for another six months on Friday, setting aside warnings of a second lurch lower in prices as some members such as Iran look to ramp up exports. Concluding a meeting with no apparent dissent, Saudi Arabian Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi said the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries had rolled over its current output ceiling, renewing support…

Governor of Congo mining hub Katanga warns against tax hikes

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LUBUMBASHI, DRC (Capital Markets in Africa): – The powerful governor of Democratic Republic of Congo’s Katanga province warned on Wednesday against significant tax hikes in a proposed new mining code amid a recent decline in copper prices. The southeastern province accounts for nearly all of the vast central African state’s copper production, which surpassed 1 million tonnes for the first time in 2014. Congo vies with Zambia to be the continent’s top producer of the metal. A…

Cameroon cocoa exports up 24 pct y/y in April

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Younde, (Capital Markets in Africa):- Cameroon cocoa exports jumped 24 percent to 181,893 tonnes year-on-year by end-April since the start of the 2014/15 season on Aug. 1, data from the sector’s regulator showed on Tuesday. Statistics from the National Cocoa and Coffee Board (NCCB) showed that Africa’s fourth biggest grower shipped 4,384 tonnes of cocoa beans in April, down from 10,810 tonnes in March. But exports rose slightly, compared with 3,043 tonnes exported during the same…

Nigeria’s central bank holds interest rate at 13 pct

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Abuja, Nigeria (Capital Markets in Africa):- Nigeria’s central bank held its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 13 percent on Tuesday, stressing the need to preserve foreign exchange reserves that have been depleted in recent months to support a weakening naira. At the last policy meeting before president-elect Muhammadu Buhari takes office in Africa’s largest oil producer on May 29, central bank governor Godwin Emefiele said it was not possible for the regulator to intervene on…

Malawi takes key step to advance digital payments and drive inclusive growth

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LILONGWE, Malawi, April 30, 2015/ — Today, Malawi took a significant step towards creating a digital payment ecosystem in order to address poverty and drive inclusive growth. An event organized by the Government of Malawi with the United Nations Capital Development Fund’s (UNCDF) Better Than Cash Alliance (http://www.betterthancash.org) and Mobile Money for the Poor initiatives brought together digital payments players to accelerate the progress of digital finance in Malawi. The convening also marks the release…

Mali sees growth slipping to 5 pct range in 2015: finance minister

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BAMAKO (Reuters) – Mali’s economic growth will slow this year after reaching 7.2 percent in 2014 due to increased cotton production, although it should still top 5 percent, the finance minister said on Thursday. The West African nation, one of the region’s leading cotton producers, saw raw cotton output jump to 550,000 tonnes in 2014 from 440,000 the previous year after the government increased input subsidies and lowered the price of fertilizers. “It’s this increase…

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