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Podcast: Good Morning Africa
Episode: $1bn dollar loan to South Africa: Is it enough to turn around the energy sector?
Description: 🎙Mastercard has agreed to purchase a minority stake in the fintech division of MTN Group, worth $5.2 billion.🎙The JSE All Share Index fell about 0.4% to close at 70,274 on Wednesday, following a 0.7% increase the previous day. 🎙Namibia's central bank kept its key lending rate steady at 7.75% on October 25th 2023.🎙The World Bank approved a $1 billion development policy loan to support electricity market reforms and South Africa's low-carbon transition.🎙Egypt has successfully issued a 3-year Sustainability Panda Bond worth RMB 3.5 billion ($478.7 million).