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African Markets – Factors to watch on May 17

May 17, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

The following company announcements, scheduled economic indicators, debt and currency market moves and political events may affect African markets on Thursday. – – – – – EVENTS: KENYA-The central bank offers 2 billion shillings of 91-day Treasury bills at auction. … read more »

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African Markets: Factors to watch on April 5

April 4, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

The following company announcements, scheduled economic indicators, debt and currency market moves and political events may affect African markets on Thursday. EVENTS: ZAMBIA – Central bank sells 91-, 182- and 364-day Treasury bills at auction. SEYCHELLES – March inflation data … read more »

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Tanzania 10-year bond auction flops

December 29, 2011 by benim

A Tanzanian 10-year Treasury bond auction was hugely undersubscribed on Wednesday, with the central bank selling less than 5 percent of the amount of bonds on offer. The Bank of Tanzania had offered 20 billion shillings of the fixed-rate Treasury … read more »

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Egypt sells more 91-day T-bills than offered

December 26, 2011 by IndepthAfrica

Egypt’s central bank sold more 91-day treasury bills than originally offered at an auction on Sunday but trimmed the amount 266-day T-bills sold, the Finance Ministry said on its website. The bank sold 3 billion Egyptian pounds of 91-day bills … read more »

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China blasts US over debt problems

August 6, 2011 by benim

Beijing – China roundly condemned the United States for its “debt addiction” and “short sighted” political wrangling and said the world needed a new stable global reserve currency. In a harshly-worded commentary by the official Xinhua news agency on Saturday, … read more »

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