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Cover Story Investment Banking in Africa: Navigating the Peaks and Troughs
Editorial 6 Stormy weather, but fair winds lie ahead
News in brief 8 Banking sector news from around the continent
African Banker’s World 14 Who’s going where in the African banking industry
Profile 20 Professor Benno Ndulu, Governor of the
Central Bank of Tanzania
Cover Story 26 Investment Banking in Africa: Navigating the Peaks and Troughs 26 Mixed fortunes for investment banking 30 Uncertainty slows IPO activity 32 Debt capital markets look to local sources 34 Equity capital markets regroup after decline 36 Value of M&A activity falls
Islamic Finance 40 Al Rayan Bank sets example for Africa
Out of the box 46 Do skyscrapers attract FDI?
Essay 48 Conditions ripe for economic development
Country focus 54 Ethiopia: Expanding consumer base lures investors 56 Kenya: Is the interest cap coming off? 58 Nigeria: Debut sovereign sukuk opens new era 60 Uganda: Banks stuck with unsaleable collateral
Innovation 64 Cryptocurrency –
made for Africa?
Expert Viewpoint 66 East African Payment
System drives growth
