The Editorial Team

‘Mortal Combat’ Faces Standard Bank in Pursuit of Rich Africans Big

JOHANNESBURG (Capital Martkets in Africa) – Standard Bank Group Ltd.’s goal of adding at least 10 millioncustomers ahead of a 2025 deadline has set the stage for a tug-of-war over Africa’s wealthiest clients. The biggest lender in Africa, with a 160-year history on the continent and a presence in 20 countries, has the advantage of scale over its peers as it looks to grow its customer base to more than 25 million. But persuading the most…

Mining Dealmaker Sees Battery Metals as Third Pillar of Profit

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JOHANNESBURG (Capital Markets in Africa) – Sibanye Stillwater Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Neal Froneman expects battery metals to contribute about a third of the world’s biggest platinum miner’s earnings within four years as the transition to a greener economy spurs demand. Since its formation in 2013, after Gold Fields Ltd. spun off its oldest South African gold mines, Froneman has transformed Sibanye through the acquisition of platinum-group metals assets from Montana to Zimbabwe. This year, his focus…

West African Leaders Call for Guinea Elections in Six Months

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GUINEA (Capital Markets in Africa) – West African leaders are calling for Guinea’s new military rulers to hold an election in six months, opting for a tight deadline after a series of coups in the region. Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo will lead a delegation from the Economic Community of West African States to Guinea within the next 48 hours to meet the soldiers who ousted President Alpha Conde, Ecowas Commission President Jean-Claude Kassi Brou told reporters after a regional…

Biden Signs Executive Order Authorizing Ethiopia Sanctions

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ADDIS ABABA (Capital Martkets in Africa) – U.S. President Joe Biden signed an executive order authorizing sanctions against those prolonging conflict in northern Ethiopia, adding pressure on parties to end the civil war. The Department of Treasury can now go after several targets, including those in the Ethiopian and Eritrean governments as well as in the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, who continue to fuel the conflict instead of negotiating a cease-fire, according to a statement…

Priciest Food Since 1970s Is a Big Challenge for Governments

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LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – Global food prices were up 33% in August from a year earlier with vegetable oil, grains and meat on the rise, data from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization show. And it’s not likely to get better as extreme weather, soaring freight and fertilizer costs, shipping bottlenecks and labor shortages compound the problem. Dwindling foreign currency reserves are also hampering the ability of some nations to import food….

Ghana Economy Expands 3.9% in Second Quarter on Services Growth

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ACCRA (Capital Markets in Africa) – Economic growth accelerated in Ghana in the second quarter, helped by the reopening of the nation’s hotels and restaurants that boosted output in the services industry. Gross domestic product expanded 3.9% from a year earlier, compared with 3.1% in the three months through March, Government Statistician Samuel Kobina Annim told reporters Wednesday in the capital, Accra. The economy grew 0.9% from the previous quarter. Growth was “driven mainly by…

Kenya Raises Cost of Gasoline to the Highest in 10 Years

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NAIROBI (Capital Markets in Africa) – Kenya increased the cost of gasoline to the highest in a decade after authorities decided not to tap a fund meant to keep prices stable and as the local currency weakened. The price of gasoline jumped 6% to 134.72 shillings ($1.23) per liter in the nation’s capital, Nairobi, the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority announced in a statement on Tuesday. The new rates will be effective for a month…

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