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Nigeria’s Central bank substantially loosen monetary policy by cutting benchmark rate to 11%

LAGOS, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa — On 24 November 2015, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting was held where the MPC resolved to reduce the monetary policy rate (MPR) to 11 percent from 13 percent, Governor Godwin Emefiele told journalists today. Nigeria’s central bank reduced its benchmark interest rate for the first time in six years, deviating from its counterparts in most of African countries that have tightened monetary policy in…

South Africa Reserve Bank hikes Repo Rate to curtail inflation and strengthen rand …

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Johannesburg, South Africa, Capital Markets in Africa — The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) unexpectedly raised the Repurchase Rate by 25 basis points to 6.25 percent, according to the press release issued on Thursday 19 November 2015 and signed by the SARB Governor Lesetja Kganyago. The MPC also lowered its inflation and growth forecasts for 2015, it also warned of the risk of price pressures spreading because of a weakening rand…

Breaking News: Nigerian President named himself Minister of Petroleum, Kemi Adeosun in-charge of Finance …

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Abuja, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa — The Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has finally announced the long-awaited portfolios of ministers, who were sworn in on Wednesday, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. President Buhari named himself Minister of Petroleum, while Ibe Kachikwu was named Minister of State for Petroleum (currently in charge of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation). The President also announced Kemi Adeosun (former Commission of Finance, Ogun State) to be in-charge of Finance Ministry. Adeosun faces an uphill task to…

Rwanda’s Capital Market and City of Kigali studying to address financial problems of city housing costs

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Kigali, Rwanda, Capital Markets in Africa — The City of Kigali (CoK) and the Rwandan Capital Market Authority (CMA) are studying moves to spearhead a financial scheme to enable residents in unplanned settlements within the city to move into a decent modern housing. The scheme which is under study will also enable modern buildings as planned in the Master Plan of the City of Kigali. The study is expected to be completed by end of the…

Rwanda’s 10-year Capital Market Master Plan in the offing

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Kigali, Rwanda, Capital Markets in Africa — The Capital Market Authority of Rwanda hosts a strategic planning roundtable designed to initiate the process of developing a ten-year capital market development master plan (CMMP). The three-day off-site meeting brought together international and regional experts as well as high-level Rwandan officials from the public and private sectors. Among the delegates were renowned capital market experts from 14 countries across the globe who were in the roundtable they included:…

Amaechi, Fayemi, Fashola Fail Anti-corruption Test

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As the screening of President Muhammadu Buhari ministers continue, some appointees have reportedly failed to pass anti-corruption test. The Department of State Service (DSS) recently received a much awaited list of 36 ministerial nominees for security screening. While DSS carries on the screening indications appeared that three immediate past governors, Babatunde Fashola, Rotimi Amaechi and Kayode Fayemi, have supposedly failed. Three former governors worked hard for Buhari’s presidential campaign to and were seen as top candidates for…

JP Morgan to remove Nigeria from government bond index

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LAGOS, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Markets – JP Morgan will remove Nigeria from its Government Bond Index (GBI-EM) by the end of October, the bank said on Tuesday, after warning the government of Africa’s biggest economy that currency controls were making transactions too complicated. The removal will force funds to sell Nigerian bonds, triggering potentially significant capital outflows and raising borrowing costs for the government. Struggling with a plunge in vital oil revenue, Nigeria had imposed…

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