Markets Coverage

Tanzania cuts port charges 50% for cargoes to Zambia

EBID first ECOWAS investment forum fetched total of $501mn in deals

Dangote Sugar opens up to NGN50bn commercial paper, closing April 5

Econet Zim. clarifies share reconstruction of EcoCash Holdings

FTSE Russel upgrades NSE from Restricted to Pass

Canon setting up photo studios at Kidzania, Cairo for 8-14 yr olds

Africa’s youngest Pres. Faye promises ‘’systemic change’’

Bamburi Cement warns FY23 profit will dive a quarter of FY22

IMF team holds ECF/EFF progress reports in Nairobi

More pain at fuel pumps for South Africans effective April 3

Cote d’Ivoire to pay cocoa farmers more for beans as prices hit $10K/mtn

Tanzania Breweries: TZS 537 cash div.

SA manuf. upbeat despite PMI dip to 49.2

Pres. Al-Sisi sworn in for 3rd term as IMF tops up Egypt’s funding support by $5bn

NSE FY23: Int. Inc. -21%; Other Inc. +64%; EPS +40%; Cash Div Ksh 0.16

Morocco: S&P outlook on BB+ to positive from stable