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Economics, Policy & Regulation

TUNISIA: COMPROMISE IS KEY TO STABILITY

Tunisia | Newsmakers Elections in Tunisia in October, which saw the secular Nidaa Tounes party (39.7%) narrowly beat the incumbent Islamic party, Ennahda (31.8% of the vote), were widely praised for being free and fair. Questions remain, however, about their democratic robustness.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

LEVANT: LONG-TERM PROSPECTS OUTWEIGH INSTABILITIES

Regional Focus | The Levant Offshore energy reserves, a stable banking sector and infrastructure gaps all present opportunities for foreign investment in the Levant region.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

AFRICA’S CONSUMER BOOM

AFRICA 2014 | INTRA-AFRICA TRADE The rise of the African consumer market is providing an opportunity for domestic companies to increase their footprint across the region.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

CEMENTING REGIONAL TIES

AFRICA 2014 | UNITY Africa’s dream of greater economic unity is gradually becoming a reality, with plans to establish a free-trade area spanning eastern and southern African countries well under way. Yet it could take time for the associated economic and trading benefits to play out.

Emerging & Frontier Markets

DESTINATION: AFRICA

AFRICA 2014 | TOURISM SECTOR Despite setbacks, Africa’s tourism industry is an increasing driver of economic development across the continent.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

ELUMELU RETURNS TO UBA TO CONSOLIDATE AFRICA GAINS

NEWSMAKERS | POLAND Tony Elumelu, former managing director and CEO of United Bank for Africa, returned to the bank in late August as chairman, following his appointment by the shareholders.

News

MADE IN AFRICA, FOR AFRICA

AFRICA 2014 | INTRODUCTION Though Africa has experienced impressive growth for well over a decade now, domestic markets and intraregional economic relations have remained constrained, with national economies driven primarily by mounting foreign demand for the continent’s natural resources and commodity exports.Today, however, things appear to be changing. For one thing, Africa is witnessing the emergence of a middle class.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

NAIROBI EXCHANGE LISTS OWN SHARES TO RAISE FUNDS FOR EXPANSION

CAPITAL MARKETS | AFRICAN EQUITY Initial public offerings on the Nairobi Securities Exchange have been few and far between in recent years.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

POWERING UP GROWTH

AFRICA 2014 | INFRASTRUCTURE From power plants and mining to tourism and railroads, new infrastructure projects are stimulating the growth of industries across sub-Saharan Africa.

Emerging & Frontier Markets

STOCK EXCHANGE TO SCRAP FOREIGN OWNERSHIP LIMIT

MILESTONES | TANZANIA Plans by Tanzania’s Capital Markets and Securities Authority to dispense with the 60% foreign ownership limit in stocks listed on the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange could bring positive results in the short and medium term for Africa’s capital markets.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

UNLOCKING AFRICA’S RICHES

AFRICA 2014 | MINING Africa’s mining industry is on the verge of breaching limits historically imposed by political risk constraints.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

CAN GHANA AFFORD IMF CONDITIONS FOR LOAN?

GHANA The world’s second-largest producer of cocoa, is expected to ask the International Monetary Fund for help.