Africa

Africa’s Newfangled Novice Nods

The next wave of African sovereign debt candidates may experiment with different forms and structures, according to underwriters and rating ...

South Africa’s Worn Windfall Welcome

South African equities rose 15 percent on the MSCI index in 2012 on positive foreign fund engagement despite the December ...

Ghana’s Oil-Peddling Poll Pitch

Ghana’s share index was up 15 percent through November on the MSCI in dollar terms on the eve of presidential ...

South Africa’s Tender Tipping Points

South African stocks and bonds took a beating as the deputy head of the ANC, on the eve of a ...

Nigeria’s Sticky Upstream Upgrades

Nigerian shares topped the frontier MSCI list ahead almost 50 percent as a sovereign rating upgrade to BB followed inclusion ...

West Africa’s Delicate Debt Dalliance

As Cote d’Ivoire began a formal proxy campaign with bondholders to devise an interest arrears repayment plan after winning HIPC ...

Zimbabwe’s Wayward Waterfall Soak

Zimbabwe stocks finished Q3 with a 10 percent MSCI frontier index pop despite drought and banking and diamond setbacks and ...

South Africa’s Platinum Reputation Rupture

The Johannesburg Exchange fought to stay positive as foreign investors dumped premier mining shares as bloody confrontations and closures spread ...

The Sub-Sahara’s Bond Breakthrough Bid

As the African Development Bank carried out bond data and technical initiatives based on the ADB’s post-Asia crisis model, Nigeria ...

Private Equity’s Affected Africa Affirmation

In a paper titled “Embracing the Lion” the African Venture Capital Association and boutique firm Avanz highlight the post-BRIC frontier ...

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