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Strong resources run lifts JSE
October 7, 2015--The strong run in the resources sector has boosted JSE indices,
with improved sentiment ascribed to expectations that US interest rates will not rise soon.
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Source: FIN24
New Report Helps Investors Who Want to Achieve Financial Returns and Social Impact Find the Right Opportunities
October 7, 2015--Today, Omidyar Network released a report laying out how frontier capital, or early stage risk capital in emerging markets, can be an effective tool for investors to achieve financial returns and social impact.
The report surfaces existing opportunities available to investors today, and offers insight into which of those opportunities is best for particular portfolios.
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Source: Omidyar Network
South Africa: IMF Predicts Growth Below 1.5 Percent for SA
October 7, 2015--South Africa's growth is projected to be below 1.5% both this year and next year, according to a report by die International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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Source: AllAfrica.com
Sun sets on gold as AngloGold close to exiting Top 40
October 6, 2015--The JSE is close to relegating AngloGold in its Top 40 index, the latest sign of the precious
metal losing its place in an economy it once dominated.
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Source: FIN24
Rand weakens on shifting US rate hike sentiment
October 6, 2015--The rand has weakened against the dollar as uncertainty of
when the US Federal Reserve will raise interest rates mounted, while stocks opened slightly lower.
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Source: FIN24
JSE could stage short-term rebound
October 6, 2015--The catalyst for a short-term rebound in the JSE appears to be in place, says Overberg Asset Management in its weekly overview of the SA economic landscape.
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Source: FIN24
Africa: The Constraints on African Stock Exchanges
October 6, 2015-Ironically, Africa's chronic economic underdevelopment may now be its greatest opportunity.
After so many decades of sluggish economic growth and lagging far behind other continents, Africa can be regarded as a place of unmatched potential. In the post-crash world, where economies everywhere are stalling and investment opportunities few and far between, the received wisdom is that Africa is the last great untapped market.
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Source: AllAfrica.com
Rand firmer after weak US payrolls, stocks up
October 5, 2015--The rand has firmed against the dollar, on track for a fifth consecutive daily
gain after weak US payrolls data signalled that a near-term Fed hike is unlikely.
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Source: FIN24
Africa Faces the Challenge of Sustaining Growth amid Weak Global Conditions
October 5, 2015--Sub-Saharan Africa countries are continuing to grow, albeit at a slower pace, due to a more challenging economic environment. Growth will slow in 2015 to 3.7 percent from 4.6 percent in 2014, reaching the lowest growth rate since 2009, according to new World Bank projections.
These latest figures are outlined in the World Bank's new Africa's Pulse, the twice-yearly analysis of economic trends and the latest data on the continent. The 2015 forecast remains below the robust 6.5 percent growth in GDP which the region sustained in 2003-2008, and drags below the 4.5 percent growth following the global financial crisis in 2009-2014. Overall, growth in the region is projected to pick up to 4.4 percent in 2016, and further strengthen to 4.8 percent in 2017.
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Source: World Bank
Nigeria: JP Morgan--a Wake-Up Call
September 28, 2015--As the frenzy over the decision by JP Morgan to phase out Nigeria from its Government Bond Index for Emerging Markets (GBI-EM) effective from October 30, 2015 begins to die down we draw attention to the need to adopt measures that would extricate Nigeria's economy from whims of foreign investors.
The GBI/EM index gives international credibility to economies for foreign investments. Nigeria was admitted in 2012 with JP Morgan suggesting then that the inclusion would translate into inflows of about USD1.5 billion. But by August the 2015 total investments were worth USD2.8 billion, indicating huge foreign investment interest in the Nigerian market.
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Source: allAfrica.com
