OPINION/EDITORIAL

Emerging Concerns on Crude Oil Price Dents Economic Recovery

Culled—Proshare September 22, 2020 By CSL Research Yesterday, Brent crude oil price settled at US$41.44/bbl, down 10.7% from 6-month high of US$45.86/bbl. We note rising emerging concerns on the outlook for oil price in the global market. Cases of coronavirus are now rising faster in many European countries that had […]

NSE Just Below the Water, Nairobi Drowning

Culled—-Proshare September 22, 2020 By FBNQuest Research   Of the three sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) stock markets we periodically cover, the Jo’burg all-share has outperformed its Lagos equivalent by a short distance. Nairobi (NSE20) has been the laggard, and its current performance of -34.0% ytd is worse than that seen in March/April. […]

The Democratic Republic of the Congo – A change of perspective on Africa’s problem child

According to the World Bank, just under 20 percent of the population in the DRC currently has access to electricity September 22, 2020/AEC By Jessica Stang, Community Manager of the Germany Africa Business Forum Every time I take an Uber, the first topic of small talk is what my roots […]