Kamlesh Bhuckory

Bloomberg News Correspondent in Mauritius and Radio Columnist

[Antony Sguazzin @AntonySguazzin]

The City of Johannesburg, which is on the verge of financial collapse, put investors at the front of its queue of creditors this week when it repaid a 1.44 billion rand bond https://t.co/iSuKYQi9VO

[Antony Sguazzin @AntonySguazzin]

Wealthy Chinese immigrants lured by mining are driving a real estate boom in Zimbabwe’s capital https://t.co/Qh5n3qrwMW

[Antony Sguazzin @AntonySguazzin]

Wheat farmers in South Africa are praying for an end to the war in the Middle East as they prepare to plant this season's crop and are worried about diesel and fertilizer prices https://t.co/0X3PhOhcbg @vollgraaffR

[Antony Sguazzin @AntonySguazzin]

Two planned megaprojects in Mozambique that could change its economic trajectory finally seem to be gaining momentum https://t.co/kEohtks61C

[Antony Sguazzin @AntonySguazzin]

South Africa’s key export industries are becoming increasingly vulnerable as climate policies like cross-border carbon taxes gain traction, study says https://t.co/TJfkydYTAq

[Prinesha Naidoo @PrineshaNaidoo]

Mauritius, a tiny island paradise in Africa, is one of the world’s fastest-growing wealth markets. It's trying to capitalize on the boom by courting family offices, wealth managers and fintech firms to diversify its economy. @KB2803 https://t.co/HyfafzmW7F

[Bloomberg Africa @BloombergAfrica]

Cape Town, South Africa’s main tourist hub, is prepared to make a modest contribution toward the cost of hosting a Formula 1 race as the country bids for its first Grand Prix in more than three decades https://t.co/ruqyBGDuBg

[Kamlesh Bhuckory @KB2803]

@MoniqueVanek @PrineshaNaidoo

Mauritius' Junior Finance Minister D. Damry talks about the way foward in an interview.

[Bloomberg Africa @BloombergAfrica]

Mauritius is planning incentives to attract wealthy investors and channel more foreign capital into its financial-services sector to bolster economic growth and stabilize public finances https://t.co/7X2C9fdMMI

[Bloomberg Africa @BloombergAfrica]

South Africa, with the help of a $1 billion loan from the World Bank, is devising a plan to reverse the decline of the country's biggest cities https://t.co/c9Yygd8VMR

[Bloomberg Africa @BloombergAfrica]

Glencore-owned Astron Energy is calling for South Africa to improve oversight of growing fuel imports along with measures to keep its Cape Town refinery viable https://t.co/2i02yP4Eje

[Kamlesh Bhuckory @KB2803]

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[Bloomberg Africa @BloombergAfrica]

Ethiopia has reaches an agreement in principle with its bondholders on the main financial parameters for the restructuring of $8.4 billion of international debt under the G20 Common Framework, its finance ministry says https://t.co/dT0CAQceCz

[Bloomberg Africa @BloombergAfrica]

Ethiopia may consider reshuffling the interim government in the volatile Tigray region where factional wrangling is threatening to reignite a conflict that could draw in neighboring Eritrea https://t.co/fKyVo2YPjZ

[Bloomberg Africa @BloombergAfrica]

Kenya has reneged on its obligations to the IMF and foregone $850 million in funding https://t.co/zx7wXBYBdk

[Bloomberg Africa @BloombergAfrica]

The cost of power cuts to South Africa’s economy plunged 83% last year as supply stabilized, a Council for Scientific and Industrial Research report showed https://t.co/ihOFRu6acD

[Zoe Schneeweiss @ZSchneeweiss]

Macron’s approval rating jumps 5 points in Ipsos poll https://t.co/wyztdHPJr5 via @Alanrkatz

[Bloomberg Africa @BloombergAfrica]

Ethiopian Airlines and African Development Bank will partner to build a new airport that’s estimated to cost $7.8 billion and is set to be Africa’s largest https://t.co/bbVniWxcGB

[Bloomberg Africa @BloombergAfrica]

A tropical cyclone interrupted a coal export rail line in Mozambique, and cut off the nation's main highway https://t.co/nZlCbQBTE7

[Bloomberg Africa @BloombergAfrica]

South Africa should end its “excessive” regulatory burden and revamp its Black-ownership laws to remove the “signs of paralysis” that plague its economy, the World Bank said

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[Bloomberg Africa @BloombergAfrica]

Mozambique is considering restructuring its public debt after losing about 42 billion meticais ($658 million) of revenues in post-election unrest, the country's new finance minister said https://t.co/DhUkV28wRT