AUGUST 2016 |

INTERVIEW: SEAN KIDNEY, CEO OF THE CLIMATE BONDS INITIATIVE TELLS US WHY GOING GREEN IS GOOD

Lagos, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa: Sean Kidney, CEO of the Climate Bonds Initiative talks to Capital Markets in Africa about the role of Climate Bonds in financing Infrastructure and how Governments can support their Issuance. The Climate Bonds Initiative is an investor focused NGO working to mobilize debt capital markets for green investments. It works towards providing an ongoing platform for close interaction between governments, green infrastructure developers, development banks and the world’s largest investors. For Sean Kidney, Climate Bonds…

MONETIZATION OF GAS TO POWER IN AFRICA

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LAGOS, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa: Gas to power offers African countries the quickest route to significant mid-merit and base load Grid and Distributed electricity, keeping generation close to demand centres to support economic growth and development. In order to understand gas-to-power and its place in the African energy mix we need to assess global trends in energy, with natural gas now widely regarded as the transition fuel to a future characterized by low-carbon energy…

Private Equity: A Value Add Infrastructure Investor, the largest Asset Class in Africa

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LAGOS, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa: Sub-Saharan Africa’s economies have shown impressive growth since the global financial crisis, outperforming the global average by 200 basis points. A critical underpin to this growth has been the flow of foreign capital from private sources into the continent’s leading economies. In no other sector is this as prevalent as infrastructure. Infrastructure development in Africa has lagged behind population growth over the past fifty years, and governments have begun…

INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE IN AFRICA: A LEGAL VIEWPOINT

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LAGOS, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa: The key to unlocking Africa’s growth potential The continued downturn in global commodities prices has, according to the World Bank’s Africa’s Pulse April 2016 report, reduced Sub-Saharan Africa’s economic growth to 3% in 2015 from 4.5% in 2014. Despite this fall, Africa’s economic growth of 3% for 2015 is higher than the global average growth rate. It is undeniable that developing the continent’s road, rail, power and urban infrastructure…

FOREIGN INVESTORS SHOULD BEAR IN MIND EXCHANGE CONTROL REGULATIONS IN SOUTH AFRICA

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LAGOS, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa: Corporates seeking to do business in South Africa and/or with South African counterparties, whether in the context of cross-border financing transactions or otherwise, should take cognisance of the exchange control regulations that govern the inflow and outflow of capital from South Africa. They should bear in mind that their South African counterparts will be required to seek approval for such transactions under the Exchange Controls in terms of the…

Impacting Investing: An Innovative tools to drive Infrastructure in Africa

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LAGOS, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa: Africa’s infrastructure gap It is a well-documented fact that there exists a significant infrastructure deficit in Africa1 to support the continent’s expanding economies, rapid urbanisation, and surging trade levels. While total spending in infrastructure is growing at a rapid pace globally, Africa’s share continues to remain stagnant. As a result, economic growth in many African countries is constrained by poor infrastructure, particularly in energy and roads3 . In addition,…

Why Listing on a Public Exchange adds value for Business and Investors

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LAGOS, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa: Africa has long been regarded as the ‘last frontier’ in terms of economic growth and investors have pinned their hopes on the latent potential of the continent. However, the tapering off of commodities prices following lower demand from China provides evidence that many countries have still been too dependent on oil and other commodities for export. The reliance on commodity-related growth and lack of restructuring in many economies have…

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