Investment | SN Power AS Invests in the Bujagali Hydropower, Uganda

Investment | SN Power AS Invests in the Bujagali Hydropower, Uganda

JOHANNESBURG – Allen & Overy LLP announced today that it has advised SN Power AS, the state-owned Norwegian company and one of the world’s leading international hydropower firms, on its acquisition of an interest in the Bujagali hydropower project (“Bujagali”) in Uganda from SG Bujagali Holdings, Ltd (“SGBH”). Bujagali is a 250 MW hydropower facility located near Jinja, Uganda. It has been financed and developed by Bujagali Energy Limited, an entity owned by affiliates of…

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African Stock Market January 2016: Tunisia equity triumph, rewards investors amid of global equity markets panic

African Stock Market January 2016: Tunisia equity triumph, rewards investors amid of global equity markets panic

LAGOS, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa — Global equity markets opened 2016 on a panic mood amid of negative outlook on China’s growth prospects and commodity slumps. As a result, African equity market performance measured by country equity benchmark index returns ended in negative for the month, with four gainers and fourteen losers on the local currency basis. Still on local basis return, the January’s average return of -3.0 percent (relatively to  -0.9 percent in…

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African Equity Markets in 2015: BRVM Bourse 2015 Champion, Botswana runner-up, Zimbabwe worst market

African Equity Markets in 2015: BRVM Bourse 2015 Champion, Botswana runner-up, Zimbabwe worst market

Lagos, Nigeria Capital Markets in Africa — African stock market performance measured by country equity benchmark index returns produced a negative returns in 2015, with four positive growths and fourteen negative returns on a local currency basis.  The performance was more disheartening on a US-dollar adjusted performance basis, with just one equity market produced a positive return. These unimpressed performances (compared to 2014) across African equities can be attributed to interlocked negative feedback loops between declining commodity…

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African Stock Market November 2015 Performance: Kenya’s equity gains 4.5%, EGX 30 Index 15.35% lower, Zambian kwacha returns 17.1%

African Stock Market November 2015 Performance: Kenya’s equity gains 4.5%, EGX 30 Index 15.35% lower, Zambian kwacha returns 17.1%

Lagos, Nigeria Capital Markets in Africa — African stock market performance measured by country equity benchmark index returns ended in negative for the month of November, with five gainers and thirteen losers on the local currency basis. Still on local basis return, the November’s average return of -3.0 percent (relatively to  -0.9 percent in October) was recorded across eighteen African stock indices and November monthly returns range from  -15.3 percent recorded by the Egyptian equity market (measured by Egyptian EGX 30…

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Uganda’s 2015/2016 Fiscal Year GDP Forecast slashes to 5% from 5.8% — IMF

Uganda’s 2015/2016 Fiscal Year GDP Forecast slashes to 5% from 5.8% — IMF

KAMPALA, Uganda, Capital Markets in Africa — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) revised Uganda’s growth forecast for the 2015/16 (July-June) fiscal year to 5 percent from the 5.8 percent it predicted in May, according to the press statement released by the IMF on November 18 2015. The Fund attributed the cut in GDP to the global and regional challenges, compounded by election-related uncertainties, the shilling depreciated sharply, driving an increase in inflation (annual core inflation…

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African Stock Market October 2015 Performance: South African equity best performer for local and foreign investors in October, BRVM YTD leader …

African Stock Market October 2015 Performance: South African equity best performer for local and foreign investors in October, BRVM YTD leader …

Lagos, Nigeria Capital Markets in Africa — African stock market performance measured by country equity benchmark index returns ended in negative for the month of October, with six gainers and twelve losers on the local currency basis. Still on local basis return, the October’s average return of -0.9 percent was recorded across eighteen African stock indices and October monthly returns range from  -6.6 percent recorded by the Kenyan equity markets (measured by NSE All Share Index) to +7.4 percent registered by the South African…

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African Stock Market Sept & Q3 2015 Report: Nigeria Local Champ, Uganda Foreign Favourite, BRVM Q3 Winner

African Stock Market Sept & Q3 2015 Report: Nigeria Local Champ, Uganda Foreign Favourite, BRVM Q3 Winner

Lagos, Nigeria Capital Markets in Africa — African stock markets performance measured by country equity benchmark index returns ended in negative for the month of September, with eight gainers and ten laggards on the local currency basis. Still on local basis return, the September average return of -0.6 percent was recorded across eighteen African equity indices and September monthly returns ranges from  -7.4 percent recorded by the Namibian equity markets  (measured by Namibia Overall Index) to +8.1 percent registered…

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