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Ethiopia lures manufacturing with cheap power and labour costs a tenth of China’s

Low-cost manufacturing is shifting from China to Ethiopia, lured by cheap electricity and labour costs that are a tenth of China's. Ethiopia is building a ...

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Zimbabwe stock exchange moving to electronic trading and CSD

Electronic trading is coming to Zimbabwe Stock Exchange under a contract with InfoTech Group, and Chengetedzai Depository Company Ltd says 3 listed companies will be ...

Exchange news

JSE seminar on African capital markets development

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange will host the 3rd Building African Financial Markets capacity-building seminar, in Johannesburg from 10-12 September.

Capital raising

Rwanda to fund airport and power with $1bn Eurobond in 2015

Rwanda plans to return to Eurobond markets in 2015 and raise up to $1 billion for infrastructure, including an airport and power plants.

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Visa helps towards remittance target cost of 5%

On average Africans paying up to 12.4% ($25) to send $200 home, twice the global average. The fees cost Africans an estimated $1.8 billion a ...

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Steps to build the Nigerian debt capital markets

Top panel gives steps to deepen the Nigerian debt capital market at London's ADCM 2014 conference including Nigerian Mortgage Refinancing Company and Nigerian Credit Enhancement ...

Capital raising

Kenya pledges lower domestic rates after $8.8bn bids for its $2bn Eurobonds

Global investors offered a record $8.8bn and Kenya issued $0.5bn in a 5-year Eurobond at 5.875% and $1.5bn of a 10-year Eurobond at 6.875%.

Capital raising

Africa’s leading bond and debt summit

Top speakers including Government leaders, policy-makers, bankers, investors and experts will debate the future of Africa’s debt capital markets on Monday 30 June at the ...

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Britain raises £200m through sale of Islamic sukuk bond

Britain attracted £2.3bn in orders when it became the first western country to issue an Islamic sharia-compliant bond. It issued a £200m 5-year bond that ...

Funds

Women scoop African Banker Awards 2014

Women triumphed at African Banker Awards 2014, winning 3 top awards including Vivienne Yeda as African Banker of the Year. GT Bank is African Bank ...

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Commodity exchange builder teams up with pan-African bank

A dynamic African builder of turnkey commodity exchanges, eleni LLC, has teamed up with pan-African Ecobank to accelerate development of African agriculture.

Capital raising

Ethiopia gets credit ratings from S&P and Fitch, plans Eurobond

Ethiopia, Africa’s fifth biggest economy, is thinking of a debut Eurobond, after it received its first international credit ratings on 9 May: it got B ...

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China’s premier opens new chapter in China-Africa relations?

Does Chinese premier Li Keqiang’s triumphant 4-nation tour of Africa, including today's address to WEF, herald a shift in China’s role with less focus on ...

Capital raising

Top legal conference focuses on Africa infrastructure and natural resources deals

International Financial Law Review (IFLR) Africa Forum on 20 May to focus on innovative financing and M&A for resource and infrastructure investment.

Capital raising

Stock exchange experts urge focus on small and medium enterprises

An international panel of securities exchange experts has set up a task force to help securities exchanges raise capital for small and medium-size enterprises (SME), ...

Capital raising

The Africa Report food for thought on the “great game” in East Africa

An intriguing article just published by The Africa Report highlights the potential of the East African region, where the economy is forecast to grow 18-fold ...

Exchange news

New commodity exchange to transform Ghana’s agriculture

A public-private partnership consortium, including the Government of Ghana (as minority), local and international investors, aim to finalize fund-raising for a new Ghana Commodity Exchange ...

Capital raising

Nigeria’s Abuja Commodity Exchange set for privatization

The Nigerian Government plans to privatize the Abuja Securities and Commodities Exchange by mid-2014, according to Arunma Oteh, Director General of Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange ...

Events

Free masterclass in funding sources for capital markets development (9-10 April)

Two leading securities exchange experts are offering a free masterclass in funding sources for capital markets development in New York on 9-10 April. They will ...

Capital raising

Tanzania plans debut Eurobond of $500m-$1bn

Tanzania is planning to issue a first Eurobond of up to $1 billion, but the issue could be delayed until after June, according to ...