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Meet Nigerian Corruption Cop Lagarde Expects Will ‘Rock’ WTO

LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) — The incoming chief of the World Trade Organization has a reputation for shaking up the guardians of wealth and power that will come in handy in her new role. During Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s effort to root out corruption during her first stint as Nigeria’s finance minister, opponents of her plans nicknamed her “Okonjo Wahala” — “Okonjo the trouble maker.” The 66-year-old development economist embraces the moniker and true to form, trouble was…

Ivory Coast Reopened Eurobonds Get Orders More Than Triple Offer

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ABIDJAN (Capital Markets in Africa) — Investors placed orders for more than triple the amount of Eurobonds offered by Ivory Coast in a reopened sale Monday, evidence of the unrelenting appetite for the higher returns on riskier frontier-market assets. The west African nation, the world’s largest cocoa producer, issued 600 million euros ($725 million) more of its existing euro-denominated 4.875% coupon bonds due 2032 and 250 million euros more of the 6.625% coupon securities maturing 2048,…

Egypt Seizes on Bond Rally as It Borrows $3.75 Billion

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CAIRO (Capital Markets in Africa) — Egypt raised $3.75 billion of bonds on Monday as it sought to take advantage of investors’ hunger for higher-yielding assets. The North African nation issued securities due in five, 10 and 40 years, with respective yields of 3.875%, 5.875% and 7.5%. The initial price talk ranged from 4.25% on the shortest tranche to 7.875% on the longest one. A wave of monetary stimulus and optimism that coronavirus vaccine rollouts will sustain a global economic recovery…

The Political Events That Will Impact Emerging Markets in 2021

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LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) — Elections are set to dominate the political calendar in emerging and frontier markets in a year when investors’ focus turns to how quickly governments are able to lift their economies from the global downturn. The results of the votes in nations from South Africa to Mexico will help determine the market winners and laggards amid concern over valuation in EM assets after a rally boosted stocks to a record this year. The…

Nigeria Disagrees With Advice to Devalue Naira, IMF Says

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LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) — Nigeria’s government disagrees with the International Monetary Fund’s recommendations that it further marks down its currency that’s more than 18% overvalued to ease external imbalances, the Washington-based lender said. President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration sees currency pressures stemming from global outflows caused by the coronavirus pandemic and believes another depreciation would add to double-digit inflation, according to the IMF’s Article IV report for the country that was published Monday. The disagreement underscores…

GameStop Drop Wipes Out Two Thirds of Stock’s Meteoric Rally

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NEW YORK (Capital Markets in Africa) — GameStop Corp.’s rally fizzled further in premarket trading, meaning the stock has now given up about 70% of the spectacular gains that were fueled by last month’s attack on short-sellers from Reddit day traders. The stock traded at $134 as of 8:30 a.m. in New York, that’s about $349 below Thursday’s record intraday peak of $483. The video-game retailer’s market value has dwindled by $24.3 billion to $9.4…

US Fed Dissent and Bond Volatility Are in Powell’s Taper Future

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NEW YORK (Capital Markets in Africa) — Jerome Powell doesn’t want to talk about scaling back massive Federal Reserve asset purchases — at least not yet — but it’s only a question of time before the discussion resumes and that might not be a bad thing. The Fed chair told reporters on Jan. 27 that “the whole focus on exit is premature” — a clear call to his colleagues to focus on the economic damage…

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