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Into Africa: Building a sub-Saharan OTC market
Nigeria opened up a local over-the-counter derivatives market last year – a big step for the sub-Saharan region. Dealers and hedgers are now hoping for growth across the region, but some big gaps need...
Operational risk management in Africa demands a specific set of models and practices, tailored for the unique demands of the region. Banks that try and shoehorn their global risk procedures into a localised...
Kwame Okyere-Mensuo, technical adviser at Ghana’s Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, talks about the country’s pioneering import hedging programme, as well as the hedging of output from the...
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The rise of sovereign commodity risk management
The unprecedented commodity price volatility of the past four years has led to a surge of interest from governments in risk management strategies. Investment banks are in talks with sovereigns worldwide on setting up financial hedges, and say uptake is...
BNP Paribas's innovative hedging for Kosmos Energy
In July 2009, private oil and gas exploration and production company Kosmos Energy closed the financing deal for embarking upon the first phase of its production plan for the Jubilee field off the coast of Ghana. BNP Paribas acted as security trustee,...
Fixed income investors look to Africa
An increasing number of international investors are turning to the developing markets of Africa, as risk premiums on traditional emerging market issuers dwindle. Ghana has been identified as an attractive prospect. While returns on investments in African...
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