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Quick summary table displaying the performance of all the African Stock Exchanges and African currencies on a WTD and YTD basis. Summaries of the keys markets and relevant economic and corporate news.
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• Botswana rough diamonds exports fall 15 percent in first-half
• Egypt's EFG Hermes to reduce capital to 3.07 bln Egyptian pounds
• Egypt tourism industry expects moderate growth in 2015
• Egypt expects $12.58 billion in additional revenue for 2015/16
• Ghana Planning to Raise $1 Billion in Eurobond Sale This Week
• Interest rates to shoot up as BoG hikes policy rate
• Ghana Cedi Posts Best Quarter on Record as Eurobond Inflows Loom
• Economy shrinks further in 2015
• Ghana's Oil Revenues Poorly Deployed
• Ghana's Oil Revenues Poorly Deployed
• Ghana's Oil Revenues Poorly Deployed
• Kenya's Equity Group gets approval to buy Congo bank
• East African Breweries sells glass subsidiary
• Kenya's Unga Group reports 12 pct rise in full-year profit
• Kenya's Unga Group reports 12 pct rise in full-year profit
• KenGen to boost wind energy generation as it turns focus on renewable sources
• Kenya central bank to mop up 13 bln shillings in excess liquidity
• Kenya to benefit from Sh21 billion private equity fund
• IMF gives Kenya extra time to pay delayed loans
• European Union grants Kenya Sh1.4bn to upgrade food testing facilities
• Kenyan economic growth slows as construction, industry weaken
• Business confidence edges up in September
• Construction industry faltering under high interest rates
• East Africa's inflows of Foreign Direct Investment increase by 11pc
• Malawi's economic growth to slow to 3 pct in 2015 after flooding
• Malawi's economic growth to slow to 3 pct in 2015 after flooding
• Mauritius MCB Group full-year pretax profit up 26
• Mauritius MCB Group full-year pretax profit up 26
• Mauritius Q2 GDP growth at 3.0 pct: stats office
• Mauritius Q2 GDP growth at 3.0 pct: stats office
• Mauritius Q2 GDP growth at 3.0 pct: stats office
• Nigerian Breweries establishes N100bn commercial paper programme
• Nigerian Breweries establishes N100bn commercial paper programme
• Buhari asks Nigeria to be patient about cabinet
• Nigeria's Forex Reserves Fall by $1bn
• CSCS launches SLB in capital market
• CSCS launches SLB in capital market
• NMB gets $35m syndicated loan facility for SMEs
• CRDB Bank launches customer service week
• Tanzania shilling devaluation eats up TCC profit
• Zanzibar current account deficit widens
• Zanzibar current account deficit widens
• Zambia urges investors to ignore "unsolicited" Moody's downgrade
• US dollar nears K11
• Copper, Glencore send Zambian kwacha into freefall
• Zambia to review FX rules after currency slump: central banker
• China, Zambia central banks signs yuan clearing MOU
• Zambia's kwacha opens firmer against dollar, off record lows
• Radar Holdings' revenue declines buy 17%
• Zimglass faces liquidation as Mauritian investor chickens out
• Zimglass faces liquidation as Mauritian investor chickens out
• Zimglass faces liquidation as Mauritian investor chickens out
• Meikles records 25% growth
• Mwana Africa share offer 80pct subscribed, raises $4,4mln
• Telecel embarks on retail expansion drive
• European Union gives Zimbabwe US$98 million
• 60pct of Zimbabweans live in the dark - govt
• Delta cuts beer prices to offset weak demand
• Hwange H1 losses widen, firm faces up to $40mln in lawsuit losses
• Hwange H1 losses widen, firm faces up to $40mln in lawsuit losses
• Mwana approves name change to Asa Resources, says to go global
• Starafrica seeks new investor and change to scheme of arrangement with creditors
• Tourist arrivals up 7%