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.
Shell: Nigerian oil and gas production is falling
Crude oil and gas production in Nigeria has fallen by around 30% over the past five years, following a slowdown in exploration and production activity in the country, says Ann Pickard, Shell’s regional executive vice-president of exploration and…
Markit to start trading emerging market sovereign credit risk index
The Markit iTraxx SovX CEEMEA (Central and East European, Middle East and Africa) index will start trading on January 20. The index is part of the Markit iTraxx SovX family of sovereign credit default swap indexes.
African banks co-operate on fraud risk management
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