Today’s Issue Cluster: Africa
Tourism – Becoming immune to terrorist attacks?
Sands – Utah set to be home of first US mine project FP
H5N2 – Bird flu vaccine works on chickens; testing on turkeys
China – Jul: Markit Factory Activity Slows to 15-month low; 48.2 from 49.4 / WSJ / AP *
EZ – Jul: Markit’s Composite Flash PMI Fell; 53.7 from 54.2 / R / t *
US – Jul: Markit factory activity inches up; 53.8 from 53.6 / R
US – Jun: New home sales fall to seven-month low; -6.8%, +18.1% yr / R / B / WSJ / cr *
Bonds – Markets out of kilter with rate reality FT * *
Bonds – Why Investors Shy Away From China’s $6.4t Market WSJ *
Bonds – Russia joins inflation-linked club FT *
Bonds – Europe’s High-Yield Market Begins Recovery WSJ *
Bonds – No sign yet of Greece’s finishing line FT *
Bonds – Companies rush to sell debt before August break FT * *
Bonds – ‘Jumbo’ deals help address liquidity concerns FT * *
Africa – Where Obama treads US business plans to follow FT *
Africa – ‘Obama has not paid the continent enough attention’ E *
Africa – China’s Road Lifts Investment, Adds Debt Risk b *
Nigeria – ‘Has a rare chance to turn itself round’ E
Nigeria – Violence, mainly in the north, has exacerbated problems E *
Nigeria – Diaspora a source of money, markets, skills and ideas E *
Nigeria – Population has been systematically exaggerated E *
Nigeria – Economy is beginning to diversify E *
Ghana – Counts cost of public pay overruns and export rout FT * *
Ghana – Power shortages cut growth prospects FT / FT *
South Africa – In the grip of stagflation FT *
South Africa – Stocks Soar as Economy Stumbles WSJ *
South Africa – Equity market power scrutinised FT *
South Africa – Tourism ‘crisis’ after visa rules changed FT * *
Ivory Coast – Buzzing Abidjan puts on road to revival FT *
Africa – Makes Leap in Cross-Border Mobile Payments WSJ *
Tourism – Becoming immune to terrorist attacks? q *
Tourism – Young Chinese hands drive surge in overseas travel CD *
Tourism – Japan receives more tourists than it sends abroad FT *
Drones – ‘Isis plotting to bomb crowds at major British events’ Express
Drones – Next Step: Defending Against Them WSJ *
Silicon Valley – ‘Boom will not end in a repeat of the dotcom crash’ E * *
Silicon Valley – European tech in the shadow FT * * * *
Sands – Utah set to be home of first US mine project FP
Sands – Falling Crude Prices Upend Canada’s Projects WSJ *
Sands – Pushed to the sidelines in new Canada energy strategy FP
Sands – How a Chinese Company Slipped in Canada WSJ *
H5N2 – USDA secretary not ready to declare bird flu outbreak over AP / AP
H5N2 – First Iowa farms hit by bird flu nearing restocking time AP
H5N2 – Bird flu vaccine works on chickens; testing on turkeys AP
Silicon Valley Nudging Northward Over Time e *
