Asia Intelligence Brief — Friday, July 31, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief July 31 — Asia sat in brittle anxiety Friday as a US-brokered India-Pakistan ceasefire collapsed into missile...
July 31, 2026Section
World
South Africa’s TFG Sees Profit Fall 59% After Writedowns
The owner of Foschini, Markham and Jet sold more clothing than a year earlier and still saw profit drop by...
July 31, 2026
De Beers Set to Sell for US$1 Billion, a Tenth of 2011 Value
Anglo American is in talks to sell the world's best-known diamond company for about US$1 billion, against the US$12.75 billion...
July 31, 2026
Ghana Wants US$700 Million to Restart Its Aluminium Smelter
Ghana is looking for a co-owner, not a buyer, to revive its idled aluminium smelter. Officials put the bill above...
July 31, 2026
Tanzania Raises US$100 Million in London for Small Firms
A shilling-denominated bond listed in London on July 25 raised the equivalent of US$100 million for Tanzanian small businesses, with...
July 31, 2026
Nigeria’s Bauchi Borrows US$91.6 Million for 24 New Roads
Bauchi State signed a $91.6M Nigeria roads loan with an ECOWAS bank to build 24 roads and bridges. Nigeria's federal...
July 31, 2026
South Africa’s Bengwenyama Mine to Triple Chrome Revenue
Southern Palladium lifts Bengwenyama chrome production to 1.054 million tonnes annually after chromite recovery hits 85.6%, shifting project revenue to
July 31, 2026
Nigeria Private FX Outflows Jump 165% to $16.3 Billion
Private-sector FX outflows from Nigeria surged 165% to $16.3 billion in 2025, reshaping who controls dollars in Africa’s largest economy.
July 31, 2026
Kenyans Shift Savings to Special Funds as MMF Yields Decline
Kenya special funds now hold 23.9% of CIS assets as money market funds plunge from 90% to 51.9% share. With...
July 31, 2026