Finance | - Part 21

Nigeria Helped by Low Debt as It Tackles Slump With Spending

LAGOS, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa: Nigeria is facing a recession, a plunging currency, inflation at a decade-high and a widening budget deficit. It has one thing going for it: low debt. That means the west African nation has room to tap international markets as it plans to spend its way out of an economic slump, according to analysts including Manji Cheto at Teneo Intelligence. Nigeria said on Aug. 8 it’s seeking banks to manage a Eurobond sale…

Why Listing on a Public Exchange adds value for Business and Investors

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LAGOS, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa: Africa has long been regarded as the ‘last frontier’ in terms of economic growth and investors have pinned their hopes on the latent potential of the continent. However, the tapering off of commodities prices following lower demand from China provides evidence that many countries have still been too dependent on oil and other commodities for export. The reliance on commodity-related growth and lack of restructuring in many economies have…

Infrastructure | Developing Transport, Energy and ICT Infrastructure in Uganda

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LAGOS, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa: In his reading of the National Budget Speech 2016/17 on 8th June this year, Finance Minister Matia Kasaijia noted that funding strategic transport, energy and Information Communications Technology (ICT) infrastructure was a key priority of the Ugandan Government. Kasaijia said that infrastructure development contributed immensely to increased productivity by facilitating efficient connectivity and easing the movement of goods and the provision of services. Infrastructure funding currently comprises about 32.8%…

Plugging Africa’s Infrastructure gap through Public Private Partnerships

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LAGOS, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa: Africa is widely acknowledged as being the ‘preeminent emerging markets investment destination’ attracting global investors across all sectors. Investors seeking relatively higher risk-adjusted returns are appraising opportunities across the consumer sector, services and Infrastructure. However, one of the key constraints to economic growth in Africa is the lack of adequate and well-maintained infrastructure. Various studies on the infrastructure deficit have been carried out by multi-lateral agencies most notably a…

Egypt Ministry Seeks Bank Proposals for 2016 Dollar Bond Sale

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CAIRO, Egypt, Capital Markets in Africa: Egypt requested proposals to issue dollar bonds in 2016, part of its efforts to shore up reserves and end a dollar shortage that is hampering economic growth. In an advertisement published in the Financial Times newspaper, the Finance Ministry announced it was seeking lead managers for the issue. The deadline for submitting proposals is Aug. 11, it said. Egyptian officials are in talks with the International Monetary Fund to secure a…

World Bank Stops Funding World’s Biggest Power Plant Plan

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LAGOS, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa: The World Bank has suspended funding to help develop a $14 billion hydropower project in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a stage in what could become the world’s biggest power plant, after a disagreement with the nation over implementation plans. The announcement to halt financing the Inga 3 project followed the Congo’s decision “to take the project in a different strategic direction to that agreed between the World Bank and the government in…

Egypt Seeks $12 Billion IMF Loan to Repair Battered Economy

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CAIRO, Egypt, Capital Markets in Africa: Egypt plans to secure a $12 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund to ease a crippling dollar squeeze and restore confidence in the economy, an accord that would be the fund’s biggest aid package in a region pummelled by political unrest and the plunge in oil prices. Stocks surged after authorities said on Tuesday evening they will finalize terms with an IMF team set to visit Cairo from July…

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