28th April, 2016

Mixed bag of fortunes as Chase Bank opens doors to customers, World Bank raises 2016 oil price forecast to $41 per barrel, Coffee price drops 17 per cent as crop season ends, 33.7 million Nigerians can’t access telecoms services – NCC, S/Africa still Botswana’s main goods supplier, Swaziland’s fruits, vegetable prices up by 80 percent, Atlas Mara says it is considering bid for Barclays' Africa unit, France seeks to re-establish business footprints in Ivory Coast, Is Mozambique The Greece Of Africa? A Fishy Tale Of $1B Hidden Debt, Banks record lower impairment charges as risk management improves. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/africanperspective/support