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Rand steady, focus on Greek debt hopes
June 3, 2015--The rand has steadied against the dollar after the Reserve Bank said an interest rate cut is
unlikely and hopes for progress in Greek debt talks boosted sentiment.
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Source: FIN24
JSE descent set to gather steam
June 2, 2015--The longest continuing drop on record in JSE share prices has entered its tenth consecutive day,
and the fall seems to be picking up momentum.
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Source: FIN24
Rand under pressure as eyes on Greece talks
June 2, 2014--The rand has been a touch stronger against the dollar but is not expected to hold on to gains as
uncertainty about a Greek funding deal saps investor appetite.
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Source: FIN24
Benchmarking Foreign Direct Investment in Southern Africa
June 2, 2015--Foreign direct investment (FDI) has been a hot topic in South Africa, following the government's unilateral cancellation of bilateral investment treaties (BITs) with the European Union and the release of the draft Promotion and Protection of Investment Bill.
But what is FDI, and why is it important? What are the other issues at play in the region when it comes to investment?
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Source: allAfrica.com
Nigeria: Stock Market Closes Positive As Investors Stake N22.1 Billion
June 1, 2015--[This Day] Nigerian bourse recorded a positive performance last week compared with the previous week with the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) All-Share Index (ASI) and market
capitalization added value.
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Source: AllAfrica.com
Nigeria: Stock Market Closes Positive As Investors Stake N22.1 Billion
June 1, 2015--Nigerian bourse recorded a positive performance last week compared with the previous week with the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) All-Share Index (ASI) and market
capitalization added value.
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Source: AllAfrica.com
Nigeria: Investors Lose N124.14 Billion to Sell Pressure in May
June 1, 2015--Trading on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) closed negative as the month of May closed Thursday, ahead of the public holiday declared by the Federal Government for Friday's inauguration ceremony of the Mohammadu
Buhari administration, which ended the 16-years rule of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governments.
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Source: AllAfrica.com
JSE indices struggle to regain lost ground
June 1, 2015--There have been some mild recoveries among blue chip shares but technical analysts say the market will
continue to move sideways or deteriorate gradually.
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Source: FIN24
Rand weaker as investors dump risky assets
June 1, 2015--The rand has fallen more than 1% against the dollar,
tracking a retreat in emerging market assets after renewed concerns about Greece's financial woes.
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Source: FIN24
New Blueprint Offers Hope of Closing Africa's Infrastructure Deficit
June 1, 2015--Africa Strategic Infrastructure Initiative (ASII) is a three-year project aimed at identifying and accelerating major cross-border infrastructure projects in Africa
Lessons learned offer insight into how region's $100+ billion annual infrastructure deficit can be addressed
Following successful project acceleration of a pilot, the NEPAD Agency will assume leadership of the Initiative from June 2015
The challenge of how to address Africa's massive $100+ billion annual infrastructure deficit is a step closer to being met, following a three-year project by the World Economic Forum aimed at promoting public-private cooperation and identifying solutions to the bottlenecks that cause large infrastructure projects in the region to fail.
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Source: WEF (World Economic Forum)
