Today’s Issue Cluster: Africa
China – ‘The Bubble Is Going to Burst’
Lighting – LEDs Become Competitive With Fluorescent Lights
H5N2 – Bird flu leads to cheaper chicken in US
Japan – May: Exports Rise Less Than Forecast; +2.4% from +8.0% / B / R / AP / b *
China – Firms Put Cash to Work in Stocks WSJ *
China – Hedge fund industry blooms as stocks boom FT * *
China – ‘The Bubble Is Going to Burst’ B
HK – Bourse’s Perfect Rally at Risk as Trading Spike Ends B *
Africa – Economies to Grow 4.5% on Average in 2015 WSJ *
Africa – Sub-Saharan Economic Growth Rate to Stall in 2015 WSJ *
Africa – Sub-Saharan deal machine starts to stutter FT * *
Africa – Sub-Saharan debt boom comes to an end FT *
Africa – Nestlé cuts workforce as middle class growth disappoints FT * *
Africa – Badly run networks deny electricity FT * *
Africa – Commodity prices: No longer the kiss of death e *
Africa – Foreign Fears Take Toll on Tourism WSJ *
Africa – Leaders sign ‘Cape to Cairo’ free trade bloc deal AFP / FT * *
Africa – Falling crude price hits prospects for east FT *
Africa – Nigeria projected to hit $1t in GDP by 2030 / q *
Nigeria – OPEC-US Oil Tussle Takes Toll WSJ *
Nigeria – Needs Opec’s help to market its crude surplus FT *
Nigeria – The big oil fix FT / WSJ / AP * *
Nigeria – What the milk trade reveals about the country E *
South Sudan – Struggles to Survive WSJ *
Ethiopia – Neither a sprint nor a marathon E *
Kenya – Falling oil price adds spurt to grassroots FT *
Kenya – Walmart lines up for slice of retail FT * *
Rwanda – Chinese manufacturers move in as wages rise at home FT
Ghana – Reaches $1b deal with IMF FT * *
Zimbabwe – Signs look dire for economy FT * *
Zimbabwe – Ditches ‘worthless’ currency for the US dollar FT / B * *
Angola – Industrial sector counts the cost of cheap oil FT *
Insurance – Companies Playing a Game of Thrones WSJ *
Insurance – European companies build up capital FT *
Ads – London’s digital groups hit by complex changing business FT * *
Ads – Apple to enable iPhone users to block FT
Ads – Snapchat looks to convert young user base into gold FT * * * *
Lighting – LEDs Become Competitive With Fluorescent Lights NYT *
Lighting – Scientists Develop World’s Smallest Light Bulb WSJ *
Online – Chinese Shoppers Flock to Web WSJ *
Online – Alibaba Vs. Amazon: A Clash Of E-Commerce Titans IBD
H5N2 – Egg Prices Up, but Slowing Demand Prevents Shortages NYT
H5N2 – Bird flu leads to cheaper chicken in US AP
Greenland as big as Africa? Mercator projection 14x off vizual *
