Investment | - Part 17

Afreximbank and Ecobank agree US$500m programme for African trade and investment promotion

LOME (Capital Markets in Africa) – The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), parent company of the Ecobank Group have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to promote joint corporate objectives through the financing of private sector projects and trade finance transactions, focusing particularly on transactions involving trade and investment in Afreximbank member countries where Ecobank also has a presence. The cooperation between the two institutions will support efforts at promoting intra-African…

Africa’s richest man Dangote plans rice mill in Nigeria to tap growing demand

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LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – Dangote Group, controlled by Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote, plans to launch a rice mill with a farm scheme in Nigeria to tap growing demand for paddy in Africa’s biggest economy, the company said on Monday. Rice demand in Nigeria hit 6.3 million metric tonnes (MT) in 2015, with 2.3 million metric tonnes produced at home, leaving the country reliant on imports, according to the agriculture ministry. Dangote Group…

Rwanda sets I&M Bank IPO share price at 90 francs

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KIGALI (Capital Markets in Africa) – The initial public offering of shares in I&M Bank Rwanda Ltd have been priced at 90 francs ($0.1085) each, the Rwandan finance ministry said on Tuesday. The government is selling 99,030,400 shares, representing a 19.81 percent stake in the lender, with the proceeds set to fund the construction of a second airport near the capital. The offer opened on Tuesday and is expected to close on March 3, the…

Nigeria aims to present reform plan in Feb for $1 bln World Bank loan

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LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – Nigeria wants to borrow at least $1 billion from the World Bank to help haul it out of recession and plans to present the required economic reform proposals to the lender this month, officials and diplomats told Reuters. The oil producer, which has been hit hard by a sharp fall in crude prices since 2014, has been in talks with the Washington-based lender for a year to secure a…

AFC makes maiden $205m mining investment in Guinea-Conakry

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LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – An international consortium including Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) is set to invest in Alufer Mining Limited to fund the development of Guinea-Conakry’s high grade bauxite reserves. The US$205 million deal will be one of the largest foreign investments in the country since the 2014 Ebola crisis. Once complete, the project will increase production levels in line with global demand, which at present outpaces supply. Currently, there is a greater…

Carlyle takes majority stake in CMC Networks

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Johannesburg (Capital Markets in Africa) – CMC Networks (CMC), Africa’s largest managed connectivity provider, today announced that The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG), a Global Alternative Asset Manager, has acquired a majority shareholding in the company/ CMC. The transaction value exceeds $100 million (R1.4 billion) and Carlyle’s investment will give them a majority shareholding. Further financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1989, CMC has the largest managed connectivity network in Africa, with…

UAE’s Dana Gas freezes Egypt investments over debts

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CAIRO (Capital Markets in Africa) – Dana Gas will not make new investments in Egypt because of delays in obtaining payments owed to it there, the chief executive of the United Arab Emirates company said. Political and economic turbulence in Egypt and Iraqi Kurdistan mean Dana has struggled to secure revenues in either country, once again hitting its profit on Thursday. Dana posted a $7 million net profit in the three months to Dec. 31,…

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