20/12/2016/IMF The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement: “The Executive Board met today to consider recent developments in the legal proceedings in France involving Managing Director Christine Lagarde. The Executive Board took all relevant factors into account in its discussions, including the Managing Director’s […]
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Egypt, Zimbabwe Stock Markets Lead African Markets in 2016 as Lusaka Exchange Top Losers
Culled—Proshare December 19, 2016/Proshare Markets The performance of African Stock markets so far in 2016 has not been very impressive, looking at the current YTD performance, as most indices trade in the red zone. A quick review of African stock markets performance reflects that the Egyptian EGX 30 Index tops the […]
NBS Publishes Q3 2016 External Trade Report
Culled—Proshare December 19, 2016/AfDB Highlights of the 3rd Quarter External Trade Imports Imported agricultural products rose by 33% in Q3 above Q2 Raw materials imports grew 60% above the level in Q2 Imported solid minerals grew 68.5% above the level in Q2 Other oil products grew by 43.3% above the […]
