Wind of change blows world markets, African stock exchanges unruffled
I have the honour to be published on the opinions section of the Royal African Society website and the article can be seen along with ...
I have the honour to be published on the opinions section of the Royal African Society website and the article can be seen along with ...
Private equity funds focusing on Africa are becoming more active and making more deals. At least 12 deals were closed in the first five months ...
The London Stock Exchange has long been a global centre for capital, particularly where African investments are concerned. It is also the world centre for ...
Rwanda's biggest brewer, Brasseries et Limonaderies du Rwanda (BRALIRWA), says post-tax profit leapt by 62.8% in 2010, driven by increased sales, higher pricing and improved ...
The Rwandan Government plans to raise Rwf25 billion ($42.2 million) through the sale of its shares in Bank of Kigali Ltd and telecom company MTN ...
Nigeria’s Guaranty Trust Bank is coming to the market with a $500 million Eurobond, which may roll out into a $2 billion offering. The bank ...
Senegal bond compared to other African bonds and emerging markets bonds.
Senegal has successfully re-priced its yield curve by issuing a more liquid 10-year $500 million Eurobond carrying a coupon of 8.75%. The bond was priced ...
West Africa’s Bourse Regionale des Valeurs Mobilieres BRVM regional stock exchange is to move trading operations back to Cote d'Ivoire next Monday (16 May), after ...
The African Export-Import Bank has created a US$100 million facility to recapitalise Zimbabwean companies. Four local institutions are ready to disburse $70 mn.
The Nairobi Stock Exchange and FTSE International are to create new FTSE/NSE share and bond indices. These could be marketed to international investors.
Strong growth in new projects into Africa is expected from 2012 with foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows forecast to reach US$150 billion by 2015, says ...
Standard Chartered has appointed pilot Diana Layfield as Regional Chief Executive Officer, Africa, from 22 June. The bank has operated in Africa for over 147 ...
A private equity fund that does "impact investing" in housing, agriculture, education and health says it has raised more than $250 million for its first ...
Pan-African private equity specialist Emerging Capital Partners today announced that Andrew Brown is appointed Chief Investment Officer (CIO) in a new position. He will join ...
Africa is soaring in its attractiveness to global private equity investors. Over the next 2 years, nearly 30% of global LPs plan to expand PE ...
A panel is working on a proposed bill, the “Financial Report Proclamation of Ethiopia”, which could bring fundamental changes to Ethiopia's financial reporting system by ...
African capital markets require more capacity-building. The recent conference of the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) resolved to give support to help markets develop ...
The new Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, Oscar Onyema, had taken up office on 4 April, but the SEC had asked for ...
The East African Monetary Union is supposed to be effective from 2012. Senior officials including central bank governors, capital markets authorities, insurance and pensions regulatory ...