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Critics Frown at Tanzania’s 30-Years Management Port Deal with UAE

By The African Exponent Tanzania has entered into a 30-year port management agreement with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that has generated opposition, but aims to enhance the nation’s port capabilities. The deal involves Dubai Port (DP) World assuming control of four berths or quays at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania’s largest port, and partnering with

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Oil rises as US sanctions, stockpile forecasts raise supply worries

Crude oil storage tanks are seen in an aerial photograph at the Cushing oil hub in Cushing, Oklahoma, U.S. April 21, 2020. Reuters/Drone Base/File Photo By Reuters Oil prices were up on Friday after the U.S. tightened its sanctions programme against Russian crude exports, raising supply concerns in an already tight market, and global inventories

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Kenya opens talks with IMF, World Bank on Eurobond repayment

Kenya has started talks with the International Monetary Fund and other development financial institutions for a new loan. Photo/Shutterstock By Business Daily Africa Kenya has started talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and other development financial institutions for a new loan to help it settle the $2.0 billion (Sh297.6 billion) Eurobond whose repayment is

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Kenya’s financial markets ranking falls in Africa

The Central Bank of Kenya in Nairobi By Business Daily Africa Kenya’s financial markets standing on the continent has taken a major beating from the country’s foreign exchange trouble tied to dollar shortages and a fall of forex reserves. According to the 2023 Absa Africa Financial Markets Index, to be launched on Tuesday, Kenya’s country

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US stocks slip, oil surges on Middle East conflict

By Reuters U.S. stock futures slid on Monday as the military conflict in the Middle East lifted oil and Treasuries, while the sizzling September U.S. jobs report raised the rate stakes for inflation figures later in the week. Holidays in Japan and South Korea made for thin conditions but the initial bid was for bonds

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Rising fuel prices hand Central Bank Kenya a fresh inflation headache

The Central Bank of Kenya in Nairobi By Business Daily Africa Soaring fuel prices have handed the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) a new price stabilisation headache ahead of its key policy rate meeting on Tuesday. International oil prices have continued to rise in recent weeks, driven primarily by tight supply and resilient demand. Murban

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Oil prices climb as markets focus on supply tightness

An aerial view shows oil tanks of Transneft oil pipeline operator at the crude oil terminal Kozmino on the shore of Nakhodka Bay near the port city of Nakhodka, Russia June 13, 2022. Picture taken with a drone. Reuters/Tatiana Meel/File Photo By Reuters Oil prices rose by more than $1 a barrel on Wednesday as

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Thailand expects Tesla, Google, Microsoft to invest $5 billion, prime minister says

Thailand’s Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin speaks during a press conference after a weekly cabinet meeting at the government house in Bangkok, Thailand, September 13, 2023. Photographer Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo By Reuters Thailand’s Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on Sunday the country expected to receive investment of at least $5 billion from Tesla, Google and Microsoft.

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World Bank: Pending bills hurting Kenya’s budget processes

President William Ruto during a Cabinet Meeting at State Lodge, Kakamega. By Business Daily Africa Quality of Kenya’s budget implementation declined in 2022 due to corruption and rapid accumulation of pending bills, the World Bank has warned in a new report. The Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) shows that Kenya was among the four

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Bond trading declines as holders avoid losses

By Business Daily Africa Secondary bond trading turnover has significantly slumped as investors seek to avoid losses arising from the impact of higher interest rates on listed government securities bought earlier at lower rates. The rising interest rates on bonds listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) have had the effect of cutting bond prices,

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