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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 Relies on Electricity Imports as Biggest Plant Fails
• IMF to assess Egypt's economy in November
• Egypt to receive $5bn in loans from UAE and Saudi Arabia: Source
• Egypt GDP growth up 3.7 pct in Q4, from 2.5 pct - planning ministry
• Egypt stocks stem losses, signal possible rebound
• Egypt central bank seen keeping rates on hold as inflation eases
• Egypt imposes temporary tariffs to protect steel industry
• Egyptian government approves plan to allow rice exports
• Egypt central bank keeps rates on hold, monitoring risks from global growth jitters
• Ghana gets third Reinsurance Company
• IMF to penalise Ghana for massaging economic figures
• Government suspends 3 year bond issue
• Ghana trims 2014 GDP growth forecast to 6.9 pct -stats service
• Ghana says close to deal with IMF on financial assistance programme
• BAT share bull run sees it touch Sh1,000 at the bourse
• Africa Oilfields to list on NSE and London exchange
• KenGen drives Kenyan shares higher, shilling steady
• London firm seeks Nairobi listing as it eyes oil boom
• Tobacco farmers want bigger share of BATs fortunes
• Kenya's economy accelerates in second quarter despite tourism slump
• Nigerias Heritage is Acquiring Enterprise Bank for $340 Million
• Guinness declares N109 billion revenue
• PZ revenue rises by N1.57bn
• Dangote Cement named most-capitalised company
• Nigerian Breweries wins approval to merge with rival firm
• Nigeria's Sterling Bank plans to raise up to $320 mln in fresh capital
• Nigeria's SEC investigating share price freeze on Access Bank
• Ecobank Nigeria, Others Partner UK Export Finance
• Access Bank Shareholders Approve N68bn Rights Issue
• Zenith Bank Divests from Zenith Securities
• Transcorp to Open Hotel in Port Harcourt
• Despite Drop in Oil Price, FG Sets 2015 Budget Benchmark at $78/bbl
• SEC approves Nigerian Breweries, Consolidated Breweries merger
• Statoil makes seventh gas discovery off Tanzania
• First Quantum says Zambia royalty hike will hit investment, jobs
• Mines should embrace new tax regime
• Angola expresses interest in becoming a major supplier of oil to Zambia
• MBCA To Become Nedbank Zimbabwe
• Delta Corporations lager volume decreases
• Innscor Creates Stock Feeds Monopoly
• Zimbabwe: Econet Launches Connected Car Service
• RBZ Removes Bond Market Restrictions
• Securities And Exchange Commission Of Zim Reviews Applications
• Zimbabwe Stock Exchange continues to tumble
• Zimbabwe Rushes to Create Sovereign Fund