New Absa-OMFIF report: African countries progressing towards investment-supportive financial market - Eagle Online eagle.co.ug/2019/10/18/new…

Press Release - Governor Addison Has Been Selected to Represent Ghana to Chair Board of Governors of the Bretton Woods Institutions in 2020

Nigeria, other African nations are building deeper and more transparent financial markets, OMFIF research says naija247news.com/2019/10/25/nig… via godwineokafor Danae Kyriakopoulou Absa Group OMFIF Garth Klintworth Anthony Kirui

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#Coronabonds may be 'just a slogan' in Europe but in Africa they are a reality. African Development Bank Group Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, CON, CGH's issuance highlights 3 trends: innovative African capital mkts; focus on ESG; role of public investors. Our OMFIF latest w/ Absa Group's George N Asante:omfif.org/2020/04/corona…

Joining us at the launch of the Absa Group #Africa Financial Markets Index 2020, on 14 October, is George N Asante, Head of Global Markets for Regional Operations, Absa Group. Click to register your participation.

Join us for a discussion on African financial markets development on Wed with Bank of Mauritius Gov H. Seegolam, Central Bank of Kenya Dep. Gov S. M'Mbijjewe, IMF's T. Adrian, World Bank's Jingdong Hua, @me_georgeasante & ECA's W. Lugemwa: omfif.org/events/africa-… OMFIF Absa Group

'There is a direct correlation between the strong capacity of local #investors and the depth of a country's markets', says George N Asante, of Absa Group at the launch of the Absa Group Africa Financial Markets Index 2020. Download the report here: omfif.org/afmi2020 #afmi2020

A local investor base is a source of long-term capital and a shock absorber of market volatility. Namibia has the highest pension assets under management per capita - George N Asante #AFMIndex Absa Group OMFIF

On legality/enforceability of agreements, Ghana, Zambia, Nigeria went up, Namibia, Angola and Kenya went down - the decline was a result of available data quality as international data collectors have replaced market opinions in the measurements - George N Asante #AFMIndex

The 2008 crisis was lower-intensity but had a big disruption in Africa, pushing bond yields up 30%. That hasn't happened this time but countries should work to remove uncertainties priced into their bonds to achieve lower borrowing costs - George N Asante #AbsaAFMI #AFMIndex

PA Presidential Election Results - Called for Biden (D) Biden (D): 49.48% (3,297,553 votes) Trump (R): 49.29% (3,290,989 votes) Biden Margin: 6,564 Estimated: > 95% votes in More results here: results.decisiondeskhq.com/2020/general/p…

Africa has upped its game in response to changing market conditions businesslive.co.za/bd/opinion/202… # via BusinessLIVE

What’s wrong with President Nana Akufo-Addo, and Ghanaians in general? They've an election on Dec. 7, and haven’t yet killed or tear-gassed opposition supporters, or disqualified rivals. Who do they think they are? Bloody show-offs 🤣🤣🤣1/2 #GhanaDecides #ghanaelections2020

What are the investment opportunities after the #coronavirus pandemic? We ask Managing Director at Absa Group George N Asante #business bit.ly/3r4dAmu