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<p>As Kenya gets ready for the presidential poll re-run, last week saw a -10.8 per cent drop in traded shares at the Nairobi securities exchange with the weekly turnover sliding by-24.5 per cent and the NSE 20 shedding 2.28 per cent.</p>


Kenyan markets drop ahead of election re-run

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<p>After trading flat for the last two sessions, investor interest looks to have returned to the industrials index on the Nigerian Stock Exchange. Babajide Solanke, Analyst, FSDH Merchant Bank joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Key issues that shaped the Nigerian markets this week

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<p>French multi-national Engie has announced full acquisition of solar home system provider Fenix. The deal makes Fenix the first SHS company to join a major worldwide energy company.</p>


Engie to acquire home solar company Fenix International

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<p>Start up and frontier markets fundraiser Lendable inc. has raised USD$ 6.5 million (KES671 million) in a Series A round of investment to scale operations, drive market expansion, and roll out new products in frontier markets.</p>


Lendable raises $6.5mn in Series A funding round

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<p>The Gaborone declaration for sustainability in Africa sought to end erosion of Africa&#8217;s natural capital and its people&#8217;s wellbeing by ensuring growth embraces rather than erodes nature. After five years this declaration is coming up for review.</p>


Gaborone declaration for sustainability in Africa: Lessons learnt so far

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<p>Nigeria&#8217;s overnight lending rate dropped to 20 per cent on Thursday on expectations that a cash squeeze will ease after money market rates more than doubled in the previous session.</p>


Yields trend lower at T-Bills market

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<p>With the All Share Index on the Nigerian Stock Exchange still firmly over 36,000 points, Ibinabo Princewill, Senior Associate at Planet Capital joins CNBC Africa to share her highlights of the trading day.</p>


Bull Run continues on the NSE driven by insurance stocks

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<p>Performance of equities at the Nairobi Securities Exchange slipped by more than 1 per cent on Wednesday following Tuesday’s announcement by opposition leader Raila Odinga that he will not participate in the presidential election re-run.</p>


Raila Odinga’s withdrawal rattles Kenyan markets

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<p>The Central Bank of Nigeria injected $195 million into the inter-bank market as part of timely interventions to continue to guarantee stability in the market. Oluwafemi Akinyemi, Forex Trader Access Bank joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


CBN injects $195mn into currency market

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<p>After a four session bullish streak, which saw the Industrial Goods Index rise 7 per cent since last Wednesday, the index was down almost two per cent at mid-day.</p>


Industrials index end bull run

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<p>The Nigerian Gas Processing and Transportation Company Limited, a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has declared a profit after tax of N15.81 billion for its 2016 trading year.</p>


NNPC subsidiary declares N15.8bn PAT in 2016

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<p>Chapel Hill Denham is projecting a rise in September headline inflation to 16.46 per cent from 16.01 per cent recorded in August.</p>


Nigeria’s inflation projected to increase in September

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<p>At the end of trading activities on the Nigerian stock exchange last week, the NSE gained 2.49 per cent week on week and the year- to-date settled at 35.13 per cent. Robert Omotunde, Analyst at Afrinvest joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


NSE ends the week on a 2.49% gain

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<p>Nigeria’s latest Treasury bill auction was four times oversubscribed. The country’s debt management office sold one-year government bonds at 15.72 per cent, which is lower than the 17 per cent it paid at the last auction.</p>


Nigeria’s T-bills 4 times over-subscribed

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<p>Bonds turnover at the Nairobi Securities Exchange grew marginally to Ksh342.9bn in the first nine months of the year, as investors showed preference for short-term government securities in the primary market. Kenneth Minjire, Head of Securities at Genghis Capital joins CNBC Africa to discuss market movements in the Kenyan market.</p>


Bond turnover at Kenyan bourse flat in first 9 months

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<p>Investors are preparing for third quarter results with Dangote Cement, FBN Holdings, and Africa Prudential also going into the closed period today. Ayodele Akinwunmi, Head of Research at FSDH Merchant Bank joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


NSE expectations for Q3 earnings season

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<p>Market capitalisation at the Nairobi Securities Exchange rose by Ksh445 billion in the nine months to September buoyed by performance of banks and Safaricom.</p>


analysis

Kenyan markets drop ahead of election re-run

Key issues that shaped the Nigerian markets this week

Engie to acquire home solar company Fenix International

Lendable raises $6.5mn in Series A funding round

Gaborone declaration for sustainability in Africa: Lessons learnt so far

Yields trend lower at T-Bills market

Bull Run continues on the NSE driven by insurance stocks

Raila Odinga’s withdrawal rattles Kenyan markets

CBN injects $195mn into currency market

Industrials index end bull run

NNPC subsidiary declares N15.8bn PAT in 2016

Nigeria’s inflation projected to increase in September

NSE ends the week on a 2.49% gain

Nigeria’s T-bills 4 times over-subscribed

Bond turnover at Kenyan bourse flat in first 9 months

NSE expectations for Q3 earnings season

Kenyan bourse buoyed by strong performance of banks, Safaricom

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analysis

Kenyan markets drop ahead of election re-run

Key issues that shaped the Nigerian markets this week

Engie to acquire home solar company Fenix International

Lendable raises $6.5mn in Series A funding round

Gaborone declaration for sustainability in Africa: Lessons learnt so far

Yields trend lower at T-Bills market

Bull Run continues on the NSE driven by insurance stocks

Raila Odinga’s withdrawal rattles Kenyan markets

CBN injects $195mn into currency market

Industrials index end bull run

NNPC subsidiary declares N15.8bn PAT in 2016

Nigeria’s inflation projected to increase in September

NSE ends the week on a 2.49% gain

Nigeria’s T-bills 4 times over-subscribed

Bond turnover at Kenyan bourse flat in first 9 months

NSE expectations for Q3 earnings season

Kenyan bourse buoyed by strong performance of banks, Safaricom

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