MAY 2017 | - Part 2

Africa’s Central Bank Monetary Policy Rates and Foreign Exchange Reserves

LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – Angola’s central bank kept its benchmark lending rate unchanged at 16 percent following a policy meeting on Friday 28th April 2017, the bank said in a statement posted on its website. The National Bank of Angola (BNA) has kept its key rate steady since June last year when it raised it to the current level to curb accelerating inflation. In 2016 the BNA rate was raised 500 basis points….

INTO AFRICA May 2017 Edition: Africa’s Insurance Markets Uncovered

Posted on by The Editorial Team

LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – Welcome to the May 2017 edition of INTO AFRICA, the publication with fresh insight into Africa’s emerging capital markets. This edition focuses on the Insurance sector and is titled: Africa’s Insurance Markets Uncovered marks an exciting time in the sector. Please download by clicking: INTO AFRICA PUBLICATION: MAY 2017 EDITION. The insurance sector remains under-developed in Africa (it generates barely 1.7% of global insurance premiums) despite being home to 15% of the World’s population,…

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