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Rand takes a breather
January 3, 2018--The rand has taken a breather from its strong push below R12.30/$ to currently trade around R12.45 against the greenback.
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Source: FIN24
African stock markets end 2017 on bullish note
January 3, 2018--African stock markets recorded impressive gains in 2017, with the Zimbabwean Stock Exchange the top performer with triple-digit growth.
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Source: FIN24
Rand resumes strong run, breaks below R12.30/$
January 2, 2018--The rand, which has traded on the front foot against a weaker dollar, improved around 10% in December alone.
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Source: FIN24
Nigeria:Nigerian Stock Market Among World's Top 5 Performers in 2017-Report
December 29, 2017--Nigeria's stock market has been named to be amongst the five top performers in 2017, topping equities markets of most major European, Middle Eastern and Asian countries, a CNN report has revealed.
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Source: AllAfrica.com
Rand's robust run stumps analysts
December 28, 2017--The strength of the rand has caught many economists by surprise as its rally looks set to continue, says financial market analyst James Paynter.
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Source: FIN24
NSE to introduce guidelines on derivatives trading
December 28, 2017--The Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, said it would soon introduce guidelines for creation, listing and trading of derivative products on its platform.
The Exchange disclosed this in a notice signed by Tinu Awe, General Counsel/Head Regulation of the NSE. The Exchange said the framework would also regulate the activities of the trading members and other market participants in the Exchange Traded Derivatives market.
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Source: vanguardngr.com
Rand rallies to pre-Gordhan ouster levels on Ramaphosa
December 27, 2017--It has taken South Africa's rand exactly nine months--and a new ruling-party leader--to claw back the losses it suffered after President Jacob Zuma unexpectedly fired finance minister Pravin Gordhan in March.
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Source: FIN24
Lagos set to overtake Johannesburg as 2nd largest African city by GDP
December 24, 2017--Lagos is set to overtake Johannesburg as Africa's second largest city by gross domestic product by 2035, according to a report by Oxford Economics.
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Source: FIN24
Guide to key Africa markets in 2018-What investors should watch for in ten markets, from Angola to Zimbabwe
December 23, 2017--For bond investors, Africa's been a happy hunting ground this year.
Its local-currency and dollar securities easily outperformed those of emerging markets overall as investors piled into a continent offering high yields and starting to recover from the commodity bust of three years ago.
But risks abound, among them policy tightening in advanced economies, local and global politics, weakening currencies and another fall in oil prices.
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Source: MoneyWeb
IMF Staff Completes 2018 Article IV Mission to Nigeria
December 22, 2017--Nigeria is exiting the recession but the economy remains vulnerable.
Welcome actions to improve the power sector and business environment under the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan.
Macroeconomic and structural reforms remain urgent to contain vulnerability and support sustainable private sector led growth.
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team led by Amine Mati visited Nigeria during December 6-20, 2017 to conduct the 2018 Article IV consultation. Following the conclusion of the visit, Mr. Mati, Senior Resident Representative and Mission Chief for Nigeria at the IMF, issued the following statement:
"Overall growth is slowly picking up but recovery remains challenging. Economic activity expanded by 1.4 percent year-on-year in the third quarter of 2017-the second consecutive quarter of positive growth after five quarters of recession-driven by recovering oil production and agriculture.
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Source: IMF
