WHAT TO WATCH NEXT WEEK
Sunday December 18
• Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s Movement for Democratic Change national executive meets for review of political reforms in Zimbabwe with an eye on a possible election next year.
Monday December 19
• Kenya’s CFC Stanbic Holdings holds an extraordinary general meeting to vote to increase its share capital and approve a rights issue.
Tuesday December 20
• South African central bank sentiment indicator. Figures announced last month showed it fell in September for a second month. The indicator collates data, including job advertisement and business confidence, to gauge the outlook of the economy (0700 GMT)
Wednesday December 21
• Ghana’s Monetary Policy Committee decision on interest rates. The MPC held rates unchanged at 12.5 percent at its last meeting in October, citing a benign inflationary outlook. A modest increase in October inflation was seen allowing rates to stay on hold again.
Friday December 23
• Central statistics office releases Botswana’s 3rd quarter GDP data. The economy contracted in 2009 as world diamond prices plummeted during the global financial crisis, before bouncing back last year.
Source: Reuters Africa newsletter
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