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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…
No. 36: The Fight Continues for Governance and the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Independence

May 26, 2014

Africa, Economics

banking, banks, Boko Haram, Central Bank, corruption, currency, governance, inflation, Jonathan, Nigeria, NNPC, oil, Sanusi

Key Points 1. The saga around the suspended Central Bank of Nigeria governor continues; 2. The Central Bank governor is handily backing up his reputation; 3. President Jonathan could get a black eye from this fight; and 4. The independence of the Central Bank of Nigeria is in the balance. The Saga The February 20…