AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoRates Watch (South Africa): The South African Reserve Bank raised the repo rate by 25 bps to 7% as Middle East-linked oil and inflation risks intensified, ending a cuts cycle and tightening pressure on households and borrowers. Banking & Markets (Kenya): I&M Bank listed the first tranche of an oversubscribed Sh10bn medium-term note on the Nairobi Securities Exchange, opening secondary-market trading and signaling investor confidence. Trade & Finance (Africa): Afreximbank reported a 25% jump in Q1 net income to $268.9m and launched a $10bn facility to cushion African economies from Gulf crisis shocks. Development Finance (AfDB/WEF): AfDB and the World Economic Forum unveiled the Humanitarian and Resilience Investing Roadmap for Africa, aiming to mobilise private capital into fragile economies, alongside calls to unlock $250bn from development finance institutions for Mission 300. Digital Sovereignty (Ghana): Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson warned Africa risks “digital extraction” and urged investment in homegrown digital rails, data infrastructure and payment systems. Security & Governance (Nigeria): A US watchdog accused elements of Nigeria’s security forces of colluding with Fulani militias, while the Pentagon said it killed an ISIS commander in Nigeria. Energy & Mobility (Africa): MAX ramped up investment in electric two- and three-wheelers and charging/tech integration, while East African regulators pushed for harmonised energy tariffs to stabilise regional markets.
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