OPINION/EDITORIAL

Low interest rates in a low-growth economy

May 25, 2020/Coronation Report The Monetary Policy Council (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) meets this week to consider its policy rate and the overall direction of interest rates. As we pointed out last week, the upward movement in the CBN’s foreign exchange reserves, combined with the positive […]

Angola Exploration License Extensions Could Spur Oil Sector Recovery

Several International Oil Companies (IOC)s received extensions on existing block licenses in Angola before the COVID-19 crisis May 25, 2020/Africa Oil & Power Conference By Grace Goodrich, Field Editor Prior to the onset of COVID-19 and OPEC-led production cuts effective May 1, Angola was set to see a rise in […]

African competition authorities respond to the COVID-19 crisis

May 25, 2020 Lerisha Naidu, Partner, Sphesihle Nxumalo, Associate, and Thato Mkhize, Candidate Attorney, Competition and Antitrust Practice, Baker McKenzie, Johannesburg The substantial increase in confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has led to innumerable complaints of anti-competitive conduct from customers and consumers across the continent, who have expressed concerns over […]