Bill to regulate Rwanda’s capital market
A bill to regulate the capital markets and collective investment schemes was tabled in the Rwandan Parliament last week.
A bill to regulate the capital markets and collective investment schemes was tabled in the Rwandan Parliament last week.
Absa Capital, the investment banking arm of Absa Group, plans to work in a range of African debt markets, particularly in countries where Barclays Bank is active. New bonds are being issued in Namibia, Kenya and Uganda.
New bond issues are springing across Africa, including Kenya’s Kengen issue for more power generation which closed on 29 September, and bank issues in Nigeria and Uganda.
The African Development Bank on 30 September reported orders for over US$1.5 billion for its recent $1 bln benchmark global bond issue in the international market.
The African Development Bank Group (www.afdb.org) is urging the G-20 Summit to increase its resources, to help Africa recover. Meanwhile IFR Markets news service says the bank plans a $1 billion 3-year global bond issue.
Emerging Capital Partners (ECP) announced on 22 September it has committed $25 million to Wananchi Group Holdings
US$8 billion was invested in developing Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in Africa in 2008, according to the Secretary-General of International Telecommunications Union (ITU).
Trading soared 31% in number of deals on the JSE Ltd (South Africa’s Johannesburg Stock Exchange) and the merger with teh Bond Exchange of South Africa was finalized, promising dynamic new growth in the South African interest-rate market.
The Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) has received regulatory approval from the Capital Markets Authority for a corporate bond with a nominal value (face value) of KSh15 billion (US $196.8 mln). The offer is open from 8-29 September.
Absa Capital wants to dual list its NewGold Gold Bullion Debentures Exchange Traded Fund on the Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE).
Bonds are becoming increasingly active in Kenya, and the bond market at the Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE) is proving a good place to raise medium- …
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