Ghana | - Part 33

African Market Watch: Wed, 25th March 2015

BRVM [he Regional Stock Exchange, Cote d’Ivoire] BRVM (The Regional Stock Exchange of eight West Africa) closed its trading session today, higher than the previous day. BRVM 10 index rose from 268.74 to 270.42pts, a gain of 0.63%. BRVM Composite index gained 0.53% to 265.32 against 263.91pts previously. The equity market capitalization was recorded at XOF 6,546.91 billion. Likewise, the traded value was recorded at XOF 806.047 million and total volumes recorded at 1,613,293 shares in…

African Market Watch: Tuesday, 24th March 2015

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BRVM [he Regional Stock Exchange, Cote d’Ivoire] BRVM (The Regional Stock Exchange of eight West Africa) closed its trading session today, lower than the previous day. BRVM 10 index decreased from 269.39 to 268.74pts, a drop of 0.21%. BRVM Composite index lost 0.21% to 263.91 against 264.46pts previously. The equity market capitalization was recorded at XOF 6,512.01 billion. Likewise, the traded value was recorded at XOF 301.086 million and total volumes recorded at 902,438 shares in…

African Market Watch: Monday, 23rd March 2015

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BRVM [he Regional Stock Exchange, Cote d’Ivoire] BRVM (The Regional Stock Exchange of eight West Africa) closed its trading session today, slightly higher than the previous day. BRVM 10 index rose from 269.37 to 269.39 points, a gain of 0.01%. BRVM Composite index gained 0.02% to 264.46 against 264.41 points previously. The equity market capitalization was recorded at XOF 6 525.66 billion. Likewise, the traded value was recorded at XOF 922.082 million and total volumes recorded…

Ghana seeks bridge financing of up to $1 bln in H1 2015

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ACCRA (Reuters) – Ghana will seek bridge finance of between $300 million and $1 billion in the first half of this year to redeem maturing domestic debt, according to a memo to parliament signed by Finance Minister Seth Terkper.The debt finance plan emerged as Moody’s downgraded Ghana’s sovereign rating and put the West African country on a negative outlook to reflect its increasing debt burden, large fiscal imbalances and a sharp weakening of the cedi…

African Market Watch: Friday, 20th March 2015

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BRVM [he Regional Stock Exchange, Cote d’Ivoire] BRVM (The Regional Stock Exchange of eight West Africa) closed its trading session today, higher than the previous trading day. BRVM 10 index rose from 268.38 to 269.37 points, a gain of 0.37%. BRVM Composite index gained 0.41% to 264.41 against 263.34 points previously. The equity market capitalization was recorded at XOF 6,524.51 billion, Likewise, the traded value was recorded at XOF 368.363 million and total volumes recorded at…

Moody’s downgrades Ghana’s sovereign rating to B3; outlook negative

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Moody’s Investors Service has today downgraded Ghana’s issuer and senior unsecured rating by one notch to B3 from B2. The outlook on the rating is negative. The key drivers of today’s rating action are the following: 1) Deteriorating debt dynamics as reflected by an increasing debt burden due to large fiscal imbalances and a sharp weakening of the country’s national currency, combined with reduced debt affordability stemming from a high cost of funding in the…

African Market Watch: Thurs, 19th March 2015

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BRVM [he Regional Stock Exchange, Cote d’Ivoire] BRVM (The Regional Stock Exchange of eight West Africa) closed its trading session today, slightly lower than the previous day. BRVM 10 index decreased from 268.47 to 268.38 points, a drop of 0.03%. BRVM Composite index lost 0.37% to 263.34 against 264.32 points previously. The equity market capitalization was recorded at XOF 6,498.11 billion, Likewise, the traded value was recorded at XOF 734.348 million and total volumes recorded at…

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