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Nigeria’s latest Eurobond offer has been oversubscribed at $9.1 billion with the government taking just $2.2 billion. 

Nigeria’s $1.7bn Eurobond oversubscribed at $9.1bn

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa earlier officially launched the Presidency of the G20 in Parliament, marking a historic milestone as the first African economy to lead the G20 for a rotational one-year term. 

South Africa assumes G20 presidency

The Secretary-General at the International Maritime Organisation, Arsenio Dominguez says the red sea crisis is greatly impacting international shipping as it affects innocent seafarers and strains trade. 

IMO: Red Sea crisis impacting international shipping

Stats SA has this morning released South Africa’s GDP data for the third quarter showing a decrease of 0.3 per cent quarter-on-quarter, this being a step backwards following an increase of 0.4 per cent in Q2. 

SA’s economy grows 0.3% in Q3’24 y/y

Biden's trip to Angola could have significant implications for the critical minerals space, especially with the Lobito Corridor playing a central role in Angola's mineral exports and the broader African mining landscape. 

Lobito minerals corridor on the agenda in Biden's Angola visit 

4G Capital has aided small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) financing through its innovative lending model, combining capital with enterprise training. 

4G Capital on growth of SMEs through lending model

Nedbank has been overweight apparel retail for some time but recently upgraded its rating to Food and Drug retail to overweight as well. 

Nedbank maintains overweight position on S.Africa’s apparel retail sector

By most media reports, 2024 Black Friday was a hit with many retailers reporting record sales.

Focus on South Africa’s changing consumer trends 

Kenya’s and East Africa’s agricultural backbone is under immense pressure. Climate change, deforestation, harmful pesticides, and soil erosion threaten its sustainability, impacting livelihoods and our global food supply. 

Africa at crossroads to combat climate change 

Rwanda’s fixed income and equities market continued with a solid trajectory with t-bills being oversubscribed as investors piled up demand for Government paper. 

Rwanda market watch: Treasury bills remained oversubscribed

The Bank of Ghana’s Monetary Policy Committee has left the Monetary Policy Rate unchanged at 27 per cent. 

MPC Decision: Which direction will BoG swing in 2025?

OPEC+ is considering postponing its oil output hike due to start in January for the first quarter of next year as it gets set to hold further talks on this and other options ahead of its delayed policy meeting on Thursday. 

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