ethiopia

No. 149: 3AMReads: Cheap Black Market Naira | Kana TV’s Winning Ethiopia | Safaricom’s Not About That Breakup Life

May 10, 2017

Notes, Race & Society, Technology

ethiopia, kanatv, Kenya, Naira, Nigeria, Safaricom

Black Market Naira Trading Cheaper Than Official Naira Nigeria’s currency situation has been a mess of late, and I’m blaming it on Billions (read my thoughts in Issue No. 24). Sure enough, hedge funds are sniffing around for a deal. This week has felt like something of a perfect storm for Nigeria with telecoms having…
No. 39: Three Things in African Markets You Needed to Know Last Week – October 9

Oct 14, 2014

Africa, Business, Economics

Africa, budget, celtel, deficit, egypt, ethiopia, fiscal, Ghana, governance, hotel, IMF, inflation, marriott, Mo Ibrahim, mo ibrahim foundation, Nigeria, South Africa, uganda, wages

Here’s the rundown on last week’s episode of New Rules Africa. Check out the video for our deep dive into Africa’s stock exchanges: Link Marriott Plans to Build 50 Hotels in Nigeria, South Africa, and Egypt by 2020 – Link Marriott is putting both feet in Africa, where it projects to have its highest revenue growth through…