The Markets | - Part 249

African Inflation Snapshot: February 2015

Angola inflation rises to 7.73 percent: Angola’s consumer inflation edged up to 7.73 percent year-on-year in February from 7.44 percent in January, data from the statistics office. On a month-on-month basis, prices were up 0.76 percent after a 0.72 percent increase previously. Botswana’s inflation falls to 2.8 percent: The annual inflation rate in February 2015 was 2.8 percent, a drop of 0.8 of a percentage point on the January 2015 rate of 3.6 percent. Annual…

Global Corporate Bond Issurance and Outlook

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After advancing by 33% annually in 2012 to a record $1.134 trillion, 2013’s US$-denominated investment grade (IG) bond issuance dipped by -1.5% to $1.119 trillion. Following 2012’s 48% annual surge, US$-denominated high yield bond issuance advanced by 11% to a record $431 billion in 2013. Also, after gaining 5% in 2012, newly rated high yield bank loan programs increased by 38% annually to $579 billion in 2013. In 2014, US$-denominated bond issuance edged up by…

Moody’s: M&A Props Up Corporate Issuance

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A recent surge in merger activity brings the current year’s pace in line with last year’s massive gains. Such heavy dealmaking volume is likely to persist, given favourable capital markets and the desire of firms to gain scale amid weak profit growth. That merger trend can give a great lift to corporate debt issuance, despite earlier expectations for a slowdown in corporate borrowing. Adding to the favourable environment for both issuance and M&A is a…

MOPCO in talks to hire financial advisor for IPO

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State-owned Misr Fertilizers Production Company (MOPCO) is in talks to appoint an independent financial advisor to set the stock’s fair value in preparation for listing on the local stock market, said Chairman Hassan Abdel Alim. The Egyptian Exchange said it received a request on Thursday from the state-owned fertiliser producer to list on the stock market with EGP 2.3 billion capital. The portion of shares to be floated has not been defined yet, the top…

African real estate has unique drivers for growth: PwC report

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Global megatrends, such as rapid urbanisation and demographic changes, will drive growth opportunities in the real estate industry across the African continent over the next five years. “The pace of change in the world is accelerating, with a series of transitions, known as global megatrends, transforming the way in which business and society operate,” says Ilse French, Real Estate Leader for PwC Africa. “More and more, investors around the world are seeing the growth potential…

Senegal to issue $500 mln to $1 bln in international bonds

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DAKAR, March 18 (Reuters) – Senegal plans to issue between $500 million and $1 billion in debt in international markets this year starting from June to cover its budget needs, an economic adviser to President Macky Sall said on Wednesday. Mamadou Fall Kane said the West African country’s government was concerned by the strength of the dollar and would use currency swaps to hedge its exposure on dollar-denominated debt. Senegal, a member of the eight-nation…

South Africa’s rand steady before Fed statement

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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s rand steadied against the dollar early on Wednesday, with markets waiting for the U.S. Federal Reserve’s policy statement for clues on when the Fed will hike interest rates.The rand was also under pressure after optimism provided by a narrowing of the current account deficit in the fourth quarter of 2014 was overshadowed by signs of foreign capital flight.At 0615 GMT the rand was trading at 12.3735 to the dollar, not…

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