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Thu, 17 May 2012
African Markets - Factors to watch on May 17
NAIROBI, May 17 (Reuters) - The following company announcements, scheduled economic
indicators, debt and currency market moves and political events may affect African markets on
Thursday.
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EVENTS:
KENYA-The central bank offers 2 billion shillings of 91-day Treasury
bills at auction.
ZAMBIA-Auction of 91, 182, 273, 364-day Treasury bills.
MAURITIUS-Bank of Mauritius to offer 400 million rupees of 182-day
Treasury bills at auction.
GLOBAL MARKETS
Asian shares on Thursday r Wed, 16 May 2012
WRAPUP 1-Huge finds make East Africa the next big gas source
* ENI finds another giant gas field off coast of Mozambique Wed, 16 May 2012
TABLE-Results of Tanzania 5-year T-bond auction
DAR ES SALAAM, May 16 (Reuters) - The Bank of Tanzania
issued the following results for a five-year treasury bond
auctioned on Wednesday for a total amount of 30 billion
Tanzanian shillings ($19.02 million).
Following are the results:
FIVE-YEAR TREASURY BOND
AMOUNT ADVERTISED: 30 billion shillings
AMOUNT TENDERED: 31.63 billion shillings
AMOUNT ACCEPTED: 15 billion shillings
WEIGHTED AVERAGE PRICE: 80.2209 shillings
WEIGHTED YIELD TO MATURITY: 14.9344 pct
CO Wed, 16 May 2012
Tanzania gold production up 13 pct in 2011
DAR ES SALAAM, May 16 (Reuters) - Tanzania's gold production
rose to 40.4 tonnes in 2011 from 35.6 tonnes a year ago after
mining companies invested in higher output due to cash in on the
rising price of the precious metal, its central bank said on
Tuesday. Wed, 16 May 2012
Kenya near to sealing more offshore oil search deals
NAIROBI, May 16 (Reuters) - Kenya is close to sealing a
deepwater exploration contract with France's Total and
has offered three other oil majors new offshore blocks, the
country's petroleum commissioner said. Wed, 16 May 2012
UPDATE 1-African Barrick ups royalty pay to Tanzania by 1 pct
May 16 (Reuters) - African Barrick Gold said it
will pay the Tanzanian government an additional one percent in
royalty, citing the current gold price environment. Wed, 16 May 2012
UPDATE 1-BG and Ophir Energy find more gas in Tanzania
LONDON, May 16 (Reuters) - British gas firm BG Group
and explorer Ophir Energy said they had found more gas
off the coast of Tanzania, raising hopes that the East African
country will become a major new gas province. Wed, 16 May 2012
African Markets - Factors to watch on May 16
NAIROBI, May 16 (Reuters) - The following company announcements, scheduled economic
indicators, debt and currency market moves and political events may affect African markets on
Wednesday.
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EVENTS:
KENYA-The central bank offers 2 billion shillings of 182-day
Treasury bills at auction.
UGANDA-The central bank offers 120 billion shillings of Treasury
bills at auction.
TANZANIA-The central bank offers 30 billion shillings of 9.18
percent 5-year Treasury bonds at auction.
GL Tue, 15 May 2012
UPDATE 1-Tanzania inflation falls again, seen stuck in double digits
* Analysts say inflation likely to stay in double-digits in
2012
(Adds details, analysts) Tue, 15 May 2012
Tanzania April inflation falls to 18.7 pct -stats body
DAR ES SALAAM, May 15 (Reuters) - Tanzania's year-on-year
inflation rate fell for the fourth straight month
to 18.7 percent in April from 19 percent a month earlier after
food and fuel costs decreased, the National Bureau of Statistics
said on Tuesday. |
