Africa
India-focused hedge funds continue seesaw performance
Mena funds outperform EM peers
Convertible arbitrage hedge fund strategies continue to outperform
Developed Europe-focused funds report positive gains
How index providers are enhancing exposure to emerging markets
Breaking new ground
The final frontier: renminbi hedging and Africa
The final frontier
RMB/Africa currency hedging sees ‘substantial’ growth in past 12 months
Increasing levels of trade between Africa and China have driven the emergence of an increasingly active RMB derivatives market
GFI extends ForexMatch into Asian and African currencies
The interdealer broker is expanding the footprint of its forex derivatives platform by adding Asian and African currency pairs
Into Africa: Building a sub-Saharan OTC market
Building a sub-Saharan OTC market
Q&A: challenges and opportunities in African banking
Risk at the frontier
Managing operational risk in African nations
The African way
Lookback
Lookback
Africa leads the trend towards fuel subsidies removal
Africa leads the trend towards fuel subsidies removal
Senegal $500m 10-year bond spread tightening shows appeal of Africa debt
Yield on new 2021 Senegal bond tightens over 100bp after issue; investors suggest there is room for further tightening
Operational risk reigns down in Africa
Towards salvation
BNP Paribas's innovative hedging for Kosmos Energy
BNP Paribas’s innovative hedging deal for Kosmos Energy
Africa deal of the year – Republic of South Africa
Africa deal of the year – Republic of South Africa
Emerging markets analyst joins Insparo Asset Management
Emerging markets analyst joins Insparo AM
Bond investors bullish on sub-Saharan Africa
Debt investors are looking to sub-Saharan Africa, where strong demand for commodities is propelling high growth.
Nigerian political stability boosts oil production
Nigeria’s crude oil production is on the up, after geopolitical stability hints at consistent growth, says the NNPC
Nigerian official says oil exports not at risk
Nigeria’s oil minister has dismissed market reports that the country’s oil supply will dramatically tighten following insolvency rumours and major plans for offshore drilling
Nomura recruits EMEA co-heads of fixed-income sales
Nomura appoints Guy Cornelius and Raffaele Ricci joint heads of fixed-income sales for Europe, Middle East and Africa
Governors gloomy on outlook for pan-African currency
South African, Nigerian and Ghanaian central bank governors say path to regional and continent-wide single currency littered with obstacles; single currency will not correct underlying problems
Yields on Africa debt drive new demand from credit investors
Risks to investment include high inflation and corporate governance problems in many African countries.
Africa must not become overly reliant on foreign investment: Jacqueline Irving interview
Local bond markets can provide sub-Saharan Africa with much-needed financing, but countries must guard against over-borrowing.