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Tanzanian Helium Discovery May Be Double Initial Estimate

DAR ES SALAAM (Capital Markets in Africa) – Helium resources discovered in Tanzania last year may be almost twice as large as first thought, helping address possible future shortages of the gas used in medical scanners and nuclear energy when production begins, possibly as early as 2020, the exploration company said. Researchers working with Lisbon-based Helium One Ltd. calculated the Rukwa gas field in southwestern Tanzania could contain as much as 98.9 billion cubic feet of the resource, Chief Executive…

South African Airways Seeks Investor to Revive Its Fortunes

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JOHANNESBURG (Capital Markets in Africa) – South African Airways will revive a plan to seek an equity partner that’s able to provide cash and operational savings to help turn around the state airline, according to its new chief executive officer. A strategic investor would ideally come from within the aviation industry, CEO Vuyani Jarana, 47, said in an interview at Bloomberg’s Johannesburg office on Monday. That will enable unprofitable SAA to share costs, improve customer service…

Noble Group Buys Into African Project Amid Default Concerns

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LILONGWE (Capital Markets in Africa) – Noble Group Limited may be losing money on Asian operations, selling assets in the U.S., and battling concerns it’ll default, but the Hong Kong-based commodity trader has decided that now’s the right time to boost its presence in Africa with a bet on the electric vehicle boom. The company is investing 500,000 pounds ($655,000) in an obscure mining project in Malawi, emerging as Mkango Resources Ltd.’s top shareholder, according to statements from…

South African Airways Meeting Banks to Discuss Debt Rollover

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JOHANNESBURG (Capital Markets in Africa) – South African Airways will meet a group of domestic lenders on Tuesday to negotiate the refinancing of about 6 billion rand ($423 million) in outstanding loans, according to its new chief executive officer. The banks have in principle agreed to extend the loan terms, Vuyani Jarana, who took the helm at the loss-making airline on Nov. 1, said during an interview at Bloomberg’s Johannesburg office on Monday. The group is…

Glencore’s Role in Paradise Papers: What You Need to Know

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JOHANNESBURG (Capital Markets in Africa) – The activities of Glencore Plc, the world’s biggest commodity trader, are under scrutiny after a massive leak of confidential information from offshore law firm Appleby Global Group Services Limited. Glencore was one of the top clients of Appleby, which even had a “Glencore Room” at its Bermuda office that kept information on the trader’s 107 offshore companies, according to an investigation led by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. Appleby suffered…

Rwandan President Sees Growth Accelerating on Banking, Mining

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KIGALI (Capital Markets in Africa) – Rwandan economic growth is expected to accelerate this year and next as the outlook for industries including financial services, tourism and mining improves, President Paul Kagame said. The pace of expansion is expected to increase to 7 percent next year from about 6 percent this year, Kagame said Thursday in an interview in Dubai. That compares with 2016’s growth rate of 5.9 percent, which was a three-year low. The pace of…

Rio Tinto Says Africa Key to Growth Even After Costly Missteps

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MAPUTO (Capital Markets in Africa) – Rio Tinto Group said resource-rich Africa is still central to the company’s growth strategy despite a succession of failed investments and scandals in the last 10 years. The continent will expand its production and consumption of metals over the next decades as the economy grows and becomes more industrial, Bold Baatar, Rio’s chief executive of energy and minerals, said in a speech at Bloomberg Intelligence’s LME Week Forum in London….

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