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Mozambique Raises Key Rate to 14.25% to Contain Inflation in June

MAPUTO, Capital Markets in Africa: Mozambique’s central bank raised its key interest rate for a third time this year as a weakening currency led to soaring inflation in the southern African nation. Policy makers increased the benchmark policy rate by 150 basis points to 14.25 percent, the Maputo-based institution said in a statement on Monday. The interest rate on the standing deposit facility was raised to 7.25 percent from 5.75 percent. The annual inflation rate…

Nigerian Naira Devaluation Bets Surge Before Nigeria Unveils New Policy

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LAGOS, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa: Naira forward contracts surged to a record as traders anticipated Nigeria’s central bank would devalue the currency on Wednesday as part of a new foreign-exchange policy. Governor Godwin Emefiele will make a televised announcement from around 2 p.m. in Abuja, the capital, according to Isaac Okorafor, a central bank spokesman. Twelve-month non-deliverable naira forward contracts surged 3.3 percent to352 per dollar, a record on a closing basis, as of 11:27 a.m. in…

Nigerian Monetary Policy Committee Embraces Flexibility — Afrinvest

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LAGOS, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) at the conclusion of its 3rd meeting for the year decided to hold all rates unchanged. More specifically, the Committee decided to; Retain the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) at 12.0% Maintain the asymmetric corridor around the MPR at +200/-500bps Retain Cash Reserves Ratio (CRR) at 22.5% Keep the Liquidity Ratio (LR) at 30.0% Adopt flexibility of the interbank exchange rate market with a small…

Nigeria’s Central Bank Seen Loosening Stranglehold on Currency

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LAGOS, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa: Nigerian policy makers may be about to loosen their stranglehold on the nation’s currency. The central bank of Africa’s biggest economy will decide Tuesday on whether to adjust borrowing rates as evidence mounts that a recession is looming. Barclays Plc, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Renaissance Capital Ltd. are among banks predicting it will also carry out a de facto devaluation of the naira, or even a gradual removal of capital controls that have…

South Africa | PIC in Talks to Create Group to Bid for Barclays Africa Stake

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Johannesburg, South Africa, Capital Markets in Africa: The Public Investment Corp., Africa’s biggest fund manager, said it’s forming a group of black investors to buy a stake in Barclays Africa Group Ltd. in a bid to ensure the bank comes back under the control of South Africans. “There are discussions with institutional investors managing black money, such as pension funds,” Dan Matjila, head of the Pretoria-based PIC, said by phone on Monday. As yet it’s difficult to say how…

Central Bank of Kenya to hold rates on Monday, cut next quarter

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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Capital Markets in Africa: Kenya’s central bank will wait a few more months before cutting its benchmark interest rate as inflation, while slowing, is still above target and so allows it room to wait, a Reuters poll found on Friday. Eight of 12 analysts polled this week said rates would be left on hold on Monday at 11.5 percent while two said they expect a 50 basis point cut. The other two…

Attijariwafa Said to Work With UBS on Bid for Barclays Egypt

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Casablanca, Morocco, Capital Markets in Africa: Attijariwafa Bank, Morocco’s biggest lender, is working with UBS Group AG on a potential bid for Barclays Plc’s Egyptian business, people familiar with the matter said. The U.K. bank has received limited interest for the business after reaching out to Gulf-based banks, two of the people said, asking not to be identified as the information is private. The British bank has yet to receive any non-binding offers, they said. Chief Executive Officer Jes…

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