Mark Mobius, chairman of Templeton Emerging Markets Group, is picking Nigerian bank stocks ahead of South African peers as Johannesburg-based lenders battle rising bad-debt charges while trading at higher valuations. “The banks up north are cheaper,” Mobius said in an interview in Johannesburg yesterday, referring to Lagos-based lenders. “The big […]
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South Africa’s central bank hikes key rate to 5.5%
South Africa’s central bank raised its key interest rate to 5.5 percent on Wednesday as concerns grew over its weakening currency amid an emerging market rout. The bank hiked its key interest rate – the rate at which it lends to commercial banks – 50 basis points (bps) to 5.5 […]
