Finance | - Part 37

Actis launches $1.9bn pan-African renewable energy platform

Actis today announced the launch of a pan-African renewable energy generation platform, Lekela Power. Actis is investing alongside Mainstream Renewable Power, the global wind and solar developer, which will own the other 40% of the platform. Lekela Power is the eighth such energy platform Actis has created, following a proven replicable strategy of aggregating energy assets into scalable regional platforms. This focused approach was most recently demonstrated in the development of Ostro Energy, a renewable…

Africa’s Net capital inflows at $23bn in 2014

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The United Nations estimated net capital inflows to African economies at $23.3bn in 2014, relative to net outflows of $24.2bn in 2013. Net flows to the region fluctuated significantly since 2005 as they reached $26bn in 2005, $109bn in 2006, $11.2bn in 2007, $52.1bn in 2008, $30.2bn in 2009, – $1.2bn in 2010, $20.9bn in 2011 and $60.8bn in 2012. Net private capital inflows to the region accounted for 13.6% of total net private inflows…

Net private capital inflows to decrease by 2% in 2015

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The Institute of International Finance (IIF) projected net private capital inflows to emerging markets at $1,064bn in 2015, constituting a decrease of 2.2% from $1,088bn in 2014 and a drop of $94bn from its forecast in October. It attributed the decline to the expected increase of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s policy rate and to the relative slow growth in emerging markets. It said that lower oil prices would stimulate global growth, but it noted that…

Kenya gets $700 million IMF’s insurance finance

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The IMF Executive Board approved February 2 a financing package for Kenya of about $700 million that the East African country’s authorities plan to use as insurance against external shocks. This financing is precautionary, as Kenya plans not to draw on it unless the balance of payments comes under pressure. The financing package approved by the Board involves “blended access”—combined general and concessional resources comprising a $504.3 million Stand-By Arrangement and a $194 million arrangement…

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