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Oil to Open 2018 Stuck Between Thirst for Growth, Wary Investors

LONDON (Capital Markets in Africa) – Investor exhaustion with poor returns from the oil and gas industry may mean less financing to expand the U.S. shale boom next year, and less of a drive for consolidation. After nearing a record in 2016, equity issues from U.S. oil and gas companies are on pace for an eight-year low this year, amid doubts about the stability of the rally in global crude prices. Mergers and acquisitions and…

Steady rates, rand to buoy South African bonds despite “junk” threat

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JOHANNESBURG (Capital Markets in Africa) – Yield-hungry investors look set to boost demand for South African bonds despite the threat of rating downgrades to “junk”, as the cycle of interest rate hikes ends, the rand recovers and inflation calms down, analysts say. The Treasury is battling to avoid downgrades from Moody’s, Fitch and S&P this year, with the agencies keen to see Pretoria’s commitment to fiscal prudence. But Lesiba Mothata, chief economist at Investment Solutions, which…

SuperInvestor Africa 2015

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