Tag: Sub-Saharan Africa

IMF Says Pickup in Global Growth Weak, Projects 3.4% in 2016

World Economic Outlook Update: Subdued Demand, Diminished Prospects-IMF IMF Survey-World Economic Outlook Update “We a k Pickup in Global Growth, w ith Risks P ivot ing to Emerging Markets”-IMF World Economic Outlook Update, January 2016: Infographics “Future Grwoth Rates By Peter OBIORA InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has […]

S.Africa’s Tiger Brands to acquire Kenyan firm for $25 mln-paper

South African food company Tiger Brands has agreed to buy a Kenyan milling and confectionery firm for $25 million, the Business Day newspaper reported on Tuesday, citing a company executive. The Johannesburg-based maker of bread and breakfast cereal will acquire flour milling company Rafiki Mills, corporate affairs group executive Alex […]

Sub-Saharan Africa M&A deals, debt issuance surge in 2013

* M&A deals jump by a third to $30.3 bln * Most are in energy, materials sector * Mozambique most-targeted country for M&A * Sub-Saharan debt issuance at record high The value of merger and acquisition deals targeting sub-Saharan African firms jumped by almost a third last year to $30.3 […]