Today’s Issue Cluster: Africa
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India – Will it replicate China’s previous growth rate?
Commods – Reasons to be cautious over optimism
NatGas – Price tumble comes as markets are increasingly interlinked
Bonds – Sharp Swings Intensify Worries About Vulnerability WSJ *
Bonds – Junk Rebound Signals Easing Fear WSJ *
Bonds – Investors pile into US junk funds FT *
Africa – Bruised by Investor Exodus WSJ *
Africa – Mining Collapse Cripples Dreams of Prosperity WSJ * *
Africa – Private equity builds war chest amid commodity rout B *
Africa – IPOs ‘to hit six-year high’ FT *
Africa – Big cities offer investors hope in hard times R *
Africa – Internal trade deals look good on paper, rarely followed E *
Africa – World looks to farmers for food as population explodes B *
South Africa – Outlines tax rises to stave off downgrade threat FT *
South Africa – Gordhan faces budget battle to restore faith FT *
South Africa – Zuma vows action to prevent rating downgrade FT *
Zimbabwe – Mugabe era draws to a close FT *
Nigeria – Clampdown on currency puts businesses in a bind WSJ *
Nigeria – Has about as much electricity as Edinburgh E *
India – Budget looks to please both investors and farmers B * *
India – Struggles With Twin Goals: Boost Growth and Trim Deficit WSJ *
India – EM Bright Star Is Faltering WSJ *
India – Will it replicate China’s previous growth rate? B * *
India – Welcomes Home Technology Talent WSJ *
RBI – Adviser says central bank has room to ease right away B *
TPP – Free Trade Loses Political Favor WSJ *
World – Global trade: structural shifts FT * *
Commods – Goldman Sachs says rally is unlikely to last FT
Commods – Reasons to be cautious over optimism FT *
NatGas – Price tumble comes as markets are increasingly interlinked FT *
NatGas – Storage Crunch: Look Out Below WSJ *
NatGas – Falling Prices Test Chevron’s Multibillion-Dollar Gorgon Bet WSJ *