[Monitor] Absa, which currently owns the Barclays Africa franchise, has rated Uganda among countries with the easiest access to foreign exchange.

[Nation] Yields on Kenya's Eurobonds fell last week as the Nairobi terror attack failed to cow international investors who have cut their risk rating on the country's debt this year.

[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -The Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange (DSE) ended the week strong after recording a 152.50 per cent increase of total turnover in the week ending Friday compared to the week before. Zan Securities weekly market wrap-up reports that DSE reported increased total turnover of Sh10.27 billion from Sh4.07 billion which was recorded in the week ending January 11, 2019.

[Zimbabwe Independent] Trading on Zimbabwe's equities market was suspended this week after mass protests and civil unrest unnerved investors in a week punctuated by clashes between state security agents and protestors in most of the high-density suburbs countrywide.

[Daily News] Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange maintained a bearish trend during the week that ended on 11th January 2019.

[East African] Fund managers in Kenya are working to safeguard pension funds from further erosion by a protracted bear run at the stockmarket.

[East African] East African stockmarkets are gearing up for stiff competition from private equity investments this year, with analysts saying it will make matters worse for the already struggling exchanges.

[Zimbabwe Independent] Many manufacturers could be forced to halt operations if government fails to arrest the crippling currency crisis within the next 10 days as most companies are left with less than a month's stock of raw materials, the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) has warned.

[Zimbabwe Independent] Gains on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) helped spur the life assurance industry as total assets for life assurers and assets supporting life reassurance grew 6,7% to US$2,8 billion in the nine months ending September 30 2018 from US$2,6 billion in H2 2018.

[East African] Investors and players in the energy sector are raising questions over President Yoweri Museveni's directive to Umeme to renegotiate the concession agreement it signed with the government.

[Addis Fortune] The Ministry of Trade & Industry has mandated that soybeans and chickpeas only be traded through the Ethiopian Commodity Exchange (ECX).

[The Herald] The recent inflation spike coupled with volatility on the parallel market, low interest rates and a hazy economic outlook are just a few ingredients of what seems to be a rather distasteful beverage being served to investors in Zimbabwe.

[This Day] Crude oil prices climbed for a fifth session in a row to hit $58 yesterday, rallying from last December 2018's 18-month low, thanks to the production cuts by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and more stable equity markets.

[Vanguard] Some sports analysts had questioned the rationale of throwing open the 2018 National Sports Festival in Abuja. However, Imabong Nse Uko gave these experts, and indeed the Nigerian athletics family quite an amount of thrill to ruminate over.

[Daily News] DAR ES SALAAM Stock Exchange (DSE) domestic market capitalization has declined by 6.5 per cent pulled down by price drop experienced in nine counters in three months to last December.

[Guardian] The Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, has launched the X-Bot, an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered Chatbot that responds directly and automatically to enquiries through Facebook Messenger.

[The Exchange] Nairobi, Kenya -Britam Holdings (Plc) has issued a profit warning for its 2018 financials, saying its earnings are likely to be at least 25 per cent lower than the previous year.

[The Exchange] Nairobi, Kenya -Trading at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) commenced on a low pace in the first trade of 2019,as the market made a comeback from the long December-New Year holidays that had reduced investor activities.