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Forbes Woman Africa: Sechaba Motsieloa on McDonald’s approach to advancing women empowerment

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<p>In this In Conversation episode, Niger-born fashion designer and former president’s daughter &#8211; Alia Baré, shares her mission of using fashion to show a positive image of her country. From gracing the runways of Joburg Fashion Week for African Fashion International (AFI) in South Africa to unveiling her most recent collections in Lagos, Nigeria, Baré lays bare the influences of her travels and life experiences in an effort to create Africa-made designs.</p>


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<p>Traders at UBA say the bonds secondary market has witnessed modest trading activities around the auction bonds this week as the market will remain quiet till next week in anticipation of Nigeria&#8217;s Monetary Policy Committee’s next move. Kenneth Onuoha, Team Member, Assets and Liabilities at UBA joins CNBC Africa for more market updates.</p>


UBA: Bearish run to persist till next week

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<p>Join CNBC Africa for a high-level round-table discussions on how technology should develop in Africa for Africans and the importance in crafting a path to inclusive technological advancement.</p>


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<p>Bank of America says South Africa’s rand is likely to strengthen against the dollar this year as the United States’ Federal Reserve and other global central bank begin cutting interest rates. &#8220;You are getting to a time where central banks seem to have won the war on inflation and stopped hiking cycles and looking for a pivot towards cutting,&#8221;BofA Sub-Saharan economist Tatonga Rusike told CNBC Africa. &#8220;So a cutting cycle, particularly for the Fed, is positive for South Africa and particularly for the rand. So that could help the rand to strengthen and also attract non-residents coming into the local currency markets as well, both in bonds and stocks.&#8221;</p>



<p>The&nbsp;Federal Reserve&nbsp;is scheduled to announce its latest monetary policy stance later this evening with most economists expecting no change with the emphasis still on no hurry to cut rates. However some suggest it may update its economic projections as well as its unofficial forecast for the direction of interest rates over the next several years. South Africa’s currency is down more than 28 percent against the dollar in the past three years amid investor concern about lower growth and perceived closer ties with Russia and China. Foreign investors have dumped more than 100 billion of South African bonds and stocks in the past year, leaving the currency trading around R19 per dollar.&nbsp;</p>



<p>That has cut South Africa&#8217;s weighting in the MSCI world index to around 3 percent, Rusike said. Africa’s biggest economy narrowly avoided a recession last year, with fourth quarter growth at 0.1 percent, taking the year’s expansion to 0.6 percent. The government is forecasting growth at 1.1 percent this year as it deals with a power shortage and a logistics crisis.</p>



<p>Rusike said the attention being paid to fixing the nation’s rail network by allowing private sector use of the railway network by third parties will help export growth. &#8220;I think in the short term you are still dealing with the issues around tariffs to use that rail network. But we got to a place where private sector can now be involved in trying to unlock the rigidities that we see in the public sector, particularly with Transnet,&#8221; he said. &#8220;So I think we are seeing things improving in a positive way, but these things take time and probably a couple of years to try and solve them. But the direction and the signaling is probably in the right direction.&#8221;</p>


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Bank of America says rand may strengthen as global rate cutting sets in

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<p>Analysts at EDC Securities say banking stocks are regaining attention as investors expect dividend payouts although most are yet to release their audited full year financial statements. Joshua Chinga, Sell Side Analyst at EDC Securities joins CNBC Africa for more market movements.</p>


EDC: Banking stocks regain attention as investors eye dividend pay-out

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<p>Join CNBC Africa for the high-level round-table discussions on global financial architecture reforms to address the intersection of debt, climate and development in Africa.</p>


UNECA-COM: High-level round-table discussion on global financial architecture

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<p>Traders at Access Bank expect the weak appetite for bonds to persist as the market remains bearish ahead of next week&#8217;s MPC meeting. On the T-bills side, demand is skewed to the long end of the curve. Senator Audu, Treasury team member, Access Bank joins CNBC Africa for more market updates.</p>


Access: Weak appetite for bonds to linger ahead March MPC meeting

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<p>This Focus On episode, hosted at the ninth Forbes Woman Africa Leading Women Summit, highlights the importance of International Women&#8217;s Day and the initiatives luxury vehicle company Mercedes-Benz are taking to advance women in business and society. Alexandra Boavida, Vice President Marketing &#038; Sales at Mercedes-Benz South Africa joins CNBC Africa at the event for more.</p>


Forbes Woman Africa: How Mercedes-Benz is driving women empowerment in the automotive industry

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<p>Business Leaders, political figures, family and friends hold a memorial service in honor of the late Group CEO of Access Holdings Herbert Wigwe, who passed away in a helicopter crash in the United States along with his wife, son and former Group Chairman of the Nigerian Exchange, Abimbola Ogunbanjo.</p>


Focus On: Access Holdings marks Wigwe’s Legacy with Excellence Memorial

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Focus On Forbes Woman Africa: KPMG’s Barr on elevating the role of women in family businesses

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