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FEBRUARY 2016<br />

<strong>MARKET</strong> <strong>UPDATE</strong> <strong>–</strong> <strong>AFRICA</strong><br />

NIGERIA | KENYA | TANZANIA | ZAMBIA | UGANDA | RWANDA


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KENYA<br />

TANZANIA<br />

ZAMBIA<br />

UGANDA<br />

RWANDA<br />

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NIGERIA<br />

POLITICAL OUTLOOK<br />

Foiled Boko Haram Attack Augurs well for Risk<br />

Outlook<br />

The foiled Boko Haram attack in Bauchi State (January<br />

2016) sends a good gesture on the state of the<br />

country’s intelligence and preparedness to combat<br />

the insurgency that has claimed lives and occasioned<br />

displacement of persons. This comes as a welcome<br />

indicator of the country’s political risk which has been<br />

dented by recurrent attacks in the recent past.<br />

Multi-National Force: Will it deliver?<br />

A key point of focus going forward will be how the Multi-<br />

National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) co-ordinates efforts<br />

to combat the insurgency. The force incorporates an<br />

estimated 8,700 troops from Chad, Nigeria, Niger,<br />

Cameroon and Benin. We expect porous borders,<br />

which provide a channel for smuggling of arms, to<br />

remain a major challenge in arresting the menace. In<br />

2014, the Comptroller of Nigeria Immigration Service<br />

indicated there existed in excess of 1,400 illegal routes<br />

into the country against an approved 84 border control<br />

posts 1 . This creates a fragile point in the fight against<br />

Boko Haram.<br />

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK<br />

Central Bank likely to Devalue the Naira as Oil Price<br />

Tumble Worsens<br />

With oil prices deteriorating further (below the USD<br />

30/barrel mark in January 2016) and the country’s<br />

fiscal balance slipping further into the red, we foresee<br />

the Central Bank back-pedalling and devaluing the<br />

Naira between Q1, 2016 and the end of Q2, 2016.<br />

The recent deceleration of growth momentum leaves<br />

the economy hurtling towards near stagnation and<br />

this is likely to necessitate revision of the central<br />

bank’s stance on the currency with a view to boosting<br />

proceeds from exports in 2016. Further, the bank<br />

must be wary of rattling investor confidence as it did<br />

following unorthodox measures of supporting the<br />

Naira in 2015.<br />

Note: In September 2015, JP Morgan delisted Nigeria<br />

from its Local Currency Emerging Markets Bonds Index<br />

in view of foreign exchange restrictions adopted by the<br />

Central Bank.<br />

In November 2015, the Central Bank slashed its<br />

benchmark rate by 200.0 bps to 11.0%, at a time when<br />

inflation had breached the target ceiling of 9.0% by 40.0<br />

bps, suggesting the need to stimulate the economy is<br />

being accorded foremost consideration.<br />

GDP Growth<br />

8.0%<br />

7.0%<br />

6.0%<br />

5.0%<br />

4.0%<br />

3.0%<br />

2.0%<br />

Q1, 2013<br />

Q2, 2013<br />

Q23, 2013<br />

Q4, 2013<br />

Source: Bloomberg, National Bureau of Statistics, StratLink Africa<br />

DEBT <strong>MARKET</strong> <strong>UPDATE</strong><br />

Q1, 2014<br />

Q2, 2014<br />

Q3, 2014<br />

Q4, 2014<br />

Q1, 2015<br />

Q2, 2015<br />

Q3, 2015<br />

Domestic Borrowing and Inflation Expectations Keep<br />

Yields on the Uptrend<br />

Yields reported a slight uptick between December<br />

2015 and January 2016 despite a rise in liquidity. This is<br />

likely to be driven by the surge in domestic borrowing<br />

in December 2015 that grew by 78.0% to USD 2.2<br />

Billion ─ the largest domestic borrowing since March<br />

2015 ahead of the general election.<br />

Primary Market Borrowing (USD)<br />

Millions<br />

3,000.0<br />

2,500.0<br />

2,000.0<br />

1,500.0<br />

1,000.0<br />

500.0<br />

-<br />

Jan-15<br />

Mar-15<br />

May-15<br />

Jul-15<br />

Source: Central Bank of Nigeria, StratLink Africa<br />

Sep-15<br />

Nov-15<br />

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KENYA<br />

POLITICAL OUTLOOK<br />

Political Temperatures Rise ahead of 2017 Election<br />

The political scene is heating up ahead of the 2017<br />

general election as factions allied to the government<br />

and the opposition barnstorm the country in<br />

grassroots mobilization. This notwithstanding, we<br />

retain a favourable assessment of the near term risk<br />

outlook (the next six months) whilst adopting a more<br />

cautious position on the long-term view given the<br />

recurrent cases of inter-ethnic border clashes such as<br />

that in the Nandi-Kisumu border. Recurrence of such<br />

incidences threatens to undermine political stability<br />

ahead of the polls and will be a key pointer to look<br />

out for in the next one year. The National Electoral<br />

and Boundaries Commission is set to embark on<br />

voter registration ahead of the polls, an exercise we<br />

are confident will be accompanied by requisite civic<br />

education in a bid to mitigate lurking risks that have<br />

threatened stability in past election cycles.<br />

BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT<br />

Energy and Roads Infrastructure to Dominate<br />

Development Agenda<br />

We expect Kenya to continue cementing its position<br />

as the regional commercial and industrial hub given<br />

investment plans that target largely the energy and<br />

transport sectors. This will be critically important<br />

for the country as neighbouring economies such<br />

as Ethiopia and Tanzania work towards improving<br />

competitiveness. A spot-check on the major projects<br />

pipeline for the next five years reveals that up to 48.6%<br />

of funding will be designated to energy and roads ─<br />

potentially presenting a major boost in view of the<br />

deficit (transport infrastructure and energy) that derail<br />

the economy’s investor attractiveness.<br />

Note: Some of the projects are the 300.0 Megawatts<br />

Lake Turkana wind power projects, the Lamu Port<br />

South Sudan Ethiopia Transport Corridor and the 120.0<br />

Megawatts Kipeto Power Project.<br />

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK<br />

Inflation likely to Rise through Q1 2016<br />

In line with our forecast, the Central Bank left<br />

monetary policy instruments (the benchmark rate<br />

and the Kenya Banks’ Reference Rate) unchanged in<br />

its first meeting of 2016. Despite inflation standing<br />

above the target ceiling by 50.0 bps (at 8.0%), the<br />

Central Bank is likely to have taken cognizance of the<br />

new Excise Duty Act that took effect in December<br />

2015 as a key driver of the ceiling breach. We expect<br />

inflation to continue inching north, closer to the 9.0%<br />

- 10.0% band, through Q1 2016 on the back of rising<br />

food prices attributed to the El Nino rains experienced<br />

in Q4 2015 and early January 2016.<br />

DEBT <strong>MARKET</strong> <strong>UPDATE</strong><br />

The yield curve remains inverted despite a discernible<br />

downtrend in the 91 Day and 364 Day papers’ between<br />

December 2015 and January 2016. We note that<br />

liquidity has been comparatively high in the market<br />

supported by government payments, redemption of<br />

government securities and Open Market Operation<br />

Maturities. In the week to January 22nd, 2016,<br />

the Central Bank is reported to have injected USD<br />

94.8 Million in liquidity into the market, keeping<br />

the interbank rate in single digits. The yield curve<br />

also suggests there is likely to be rising appetite for<br />

medium to long-term debt for the remaining quarters<br />

of financial year 2015/16.<br />

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TANZANIA<br />

POLITICAL OUTLOOK<br />

Zanzibar Election Re-run Slated for March 2016<br />

Zanzibar is set to carry out a re-run of presidential<br />

elections on March 20th, 2016 after the results of<br />

the first vote were nullified following allegations<br />

of irregularities. The announcement comes amid<br />

calls for boycott of the election by the opposition,<br />

a development that threatens to deepen the<br />

political stand-off while increasing uncertainty on<br />

Tanzania’s near-term political and economic outlook.<br />

Nonetheless, the new administration has managed<br />

to contain unrest in Zanzibar, boding well for investor<br />

perception. The election outcome is still crucial for<br />

determining Tanzania’s outlook given that the island’s<br />

quest for greater autonomy has been a teething issue<br />

for the union.<br />

Independent USA foreign aid agency, Millennium<br />

Challenge Corporation, is reported to have withheld<br />

funding disbursement to Tanzania on account of the<br />

political stalemate and concerns over infringement of<br />

basic human rights in view of the Cyber Crime Law<br />

(2015).<br />

Opposition to Re-Open Referendum Talks<br />

Tanzania’s main opposition party, Chadema, is set<br />

to re-open the referendum debate as it focuses<br />

on constitutional reforms as its main post-election<br />

agenda. The stalemate in Zanzibar is partly attributed<br />

to the stalled constitutional reforms, with fears that<br />

the island may secede if the opposition-favoured<br />

three-tier government proposal is successful.<br />

BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT<br />

Controversial Labour Laws Threaten Tanzania’s<br />

Business Environment<br />

We downgrade our view of the business climate<br />

informed by unfavourable labour laws that have<br />

elicited concern from investors. The Non-Citizen<br />

(Employment) Regulations 2015 have been the major<br />

bone of contention, as the government seeks to<br />

tighten foreign worker policies, a protectionist move<br />

that threatens Tanzania’s relations with its trading<br />

partners, particularly, in the East Africa Community<br />

(EAC). Tanzania trails peers in key areas such as<br />

adult literacy and this regulation threatens to derail<br />

the economy’s ability to tap into better skill from<br />

neighbouring countries.<br />

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK<br />

The Economy Accelerates in Q3 2015<br />

Available data indicates Q3 2015 economic growth<br />

(6.3%) stood marginally above the historical Q3<br />

average of 6.2% (2006 <strong>–</strong> 2015), suggesting strong<br />

resilience by the economy in view of the elevated<br />

political risk at the time. This sets a good foundation<br />

for further acceleration in the first half of 2016<br />

especially with monetary headwinds subsiding and<br />

the new government engaging aggressive fiscal<br />

consolidation efforts. Key engines of growth have<br />

been the construction, mining and transport sectors<br />

and we expect this to be sustained through the first<br />

half of 2016.<br />

DEBT <strong>MARKET</strong> <strong>UPDATE</strong><br />

There was marginal change in liquidity between<br />

December 2015 and January 2016 and this trend was<br />

reflected in minimal change in yields of short-term<br />

papers between the two months. Yields remain high,<br />

however, in what could be a reflection of investors’<br />

caution over the uptrend in inflation which rose to<br />

6.8% in December 2015, twenty bps higher than the<br />

preceding month.<br />

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ZAMBIA<br />

POLITICAL OUTLOOK<br />

General Election set for August 2016<br />

The presidential and parliamentary elections have<br />

been slated for August 11th, 2016 in what is widely<br />

expected to be a heated contest between the<br />

incumbent government and the main opposition<br />

party, United Party for National Development (UPND).<br />

In view of the narrow margin by which the ruling party<br />

won the last election (January 2015), 48.3% versus<br />

United Party for National Development’s 46.7%, the<br />

likelihood of coalitions across the political arena is<br />

imminent with the new constitution requiring the<br />

winner to clinch more than 50.0% of votes cast. The<br />

state of the economy prods us into caution over<br />

the near term political risk in view of tensions that<br />

rocked the country in the run-up to the last election.<br />

President Lungu’s directive to the Electricity Supply<br />

Corporation (ZESCO) to lower electricity tariffs on<br />

January 3rd, 2016 has been perceived by many as a<br />

charm offensive ahead of the elections especially at a<br />

time when the economy is grappling with an energy<br />

crisis. Ministry of Energy forecasts suggest the energy<br />

crisis is likely to prevail in the near term.<br />

BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT<br />

Energy Crisis to Persist as Water Levels Decline in<br />

Major Reservoir<br />

The energy crisis could deteriorate following the decline<br />

of water levels at Kariba dam to 12.0% of capacity<br />

as at January 18th, 2016. This comes on the back of<br />

adverse weather conditions that have seen drought hit<br />

parts of the region. Households and investors in the<br />

mining sector are most vulnerable to the deteriorated<br />

conditions given their consumption of the country’s<br />

energy. World Bank estimates that firms in Zambia<br />

suffered losses to the tune of 5.0% of sales in 2013, a<br />

proportion that is likely to have escalated over the last<br />

one year in view of recurrent outage.<br />

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK<br />

Kwacha Holds Firm against the Greenback<br />

The Kwacha found a support level in the 11.1 <strong>–</strong> 11.3<br />

band of exchange to the greenback in January 2016,<br />

propping investor confidence on the near term outlook<br />

of the economy. Factors that have driven this resilience<br />

include tight monetary policy and relative weakening<br />

of the greenback that have reduced the volatility<br />

witnessed in the Kwacha’s exchange.<br />

Kwacha to USD Exchange<br />

14.0<br />

13.0<br />

12.0<br />

11.0<br />

10.0<br />

9.0<br />

8.0<br />

7.0<br />

6.0<br />

5.0<br />

27-Jan-15<br />

27-Mar-15<br />

27-May-15<br />

Source: Bloomberg, StratLink Africa<br />

DEBT <strong>MARKET</strong> <strong>UPDATE</strong><br />

27-Jul-15<br />

27-Sep-15<br />

27-Nov-15<br />

27-Jan-16<br />

Yields nudged upwards in the short and medium term<br />

end whilst remaining relatively stable in the longterm.<br />

This is a likely indication of high risk perception<br />

by investors in the short and medium term as the<br />

economy takes a beating from depressed commodity<br />

prices and the forthcoming general election. In<br />

the long-term, investor sentiments are likely more<br />

favourable banking on remedial policy measures<br />

to address the economic challenges. Inflation<br />

expectations have equally been significant in leading<br />

investors to demand higher yields in the short and<br />

medium term.<br />

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UGANDA<br />

POLITICAL OUTLOOK<br />

Key Stress Factors ahead of February 2016 Election<br />

We are cautiously sanguine over the country’s political<br />

risk outlook ahead of the February 18th, 2016 general<br />

election premised on a number of potential stress<br />

considerations:<br />

• There have been incidents suggestive of intimidation<br />

of the opposition by the state that could escalate<br />

tensions in the remaining weeks. In July 2015,<br />

opposition luminaries Kizza Besigye and Amama<br />

Mbabazi were arrested for organizing meetings<br />

without police permission<br />

• Growing disenfranchisement over the Public Order<br />

Management Act (2013) which has negated the<br />

freedom of association across the country<br />

• Concern over the integrity and fairness of the<br />

election has been a major issue shaping public<br />

dialogue and many will be keen to observe how this<br />

evolves<br />

Be that as it may, we are confident that the precedent<br />

set by Nigeria and Tanzania of largely peaceful electoral<br />

processes will be replicated in Uganda.<br />

BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT<br />

Hiccup on Logistics as World Bank Suspends Funding<br />

The quest for enhanced connectivity through roads<br />

infrastructure has hit a snag following World Bank’s<br />

suspension of funding for the Transport Sector<br />

Development Project following concern over noncompliance<br />

by the National Roads Authority (UNRA).<br />

Available data indicates that at USD 190.0 Million,<br />

World Bank had committed to fund 95.6% of the<br />

undertaking and its withdrawal dims prospects. This<br />

is likely to evoke uncertainty amongst investors who<br />

have been banking on the roads infrastructure upgrade<br />

program to boost business.<br />

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK<br />

Fiscal Position to Deteriorate<br />

Uganda’s fiscal deficit is likely to deteriorate further<br />

away from the regional target ratio of 3.0% of GDP on<br />

the back of rising expenditure in view of ambitious<br />

infrastructure projects. Stellar performance in<br />

domestic revenue mobilization, however, sets a good<br />

precedent for the year underway and if sustained<br />

could see diminished pressure for domestic borrowing<br />

that crowds out the private sector.<br />

Fiscal Balance to GDP Ratio<br />

0.0%<br />

-1.0%<br />

-2.0%<br />

-3.0%<br />

-4.0%<br />

-5.0%<br />

-6.0%<br />

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015<br />

e<br />

Source: IMF, StratLink Africa<br />

DEBT <strong>MARKET</strong> <strong>UPDATE</strong><br />

2016<br />

(f)<br />

Yields exhibited marginal downtrend between<br />

December 2015 and January 2016 driven by a mild<br />

rise in liquidity. This trend could reverse in the next<br />

two months in view of emerging weakness of the<br />

shilling that may necessitate tightening by Bank of<br />

Uganda. With inflation approaching the 10.0% mark,<br />

we expect yields to remain elevated through Q1 2016.<br />

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RWANDA<br />

POLITICAL OUTLOOK<br />

Courting New Allies<br />

President Paul Kagame’s January 2016 visit to the<br />

Middle East has been widely perceived as an indication<br />

that the government could be courting new allies in<br />

view of expression of dissatisafaction by a section<br />

of Western allies over the revision of term limits.<br />

In October 2015, Rwanda’s Foreign Minister held a<br />

meeting with his Russian counterpart with a view to<br />

enhancing bilateral relations. The United States and<br />

the European Union have termed the revision of term<br />

limits as undermining democracy and this could see<br />

relations with Rwanda deteriorate.<br />

In addition, Rwanda recently formed the Rwanda-<br />

Turkey Business Council, that is expected to enhance<br />

trade and economic ties between the two countries.<br />

As previously reported, foreign development<br />

assistance makes up 35.6% of budgetary funding,<br />

and the government of Rwanda is likely taking preemptive<br />

measures in view of a possible backlash from<br />

its western allies. The situation is reminiscent of the<br />

events around the 2012/13 donor aid shock where<br />

Rwanda turned to China to counter the effects of the<br />

donor aid cut. On the whole, we view the emerging ties<br />

as vital for Rwanda’s broadening of potential markets<br />

and heding against possible shocks in the near term.<br />

BUSINESS NEWS ENVIRONMENT<br />

Government Steps in to Streamline Ailing Textiles<br />

Industry<br />

Rwanda’s textile industry faced a tumultuous year<br />

witnessing continuous decline in growth owing to<br />

increased second hand imports into the market.<br />

Consequently, government plans to impose 100.0%<br />

duty on imported clothing by July 2016, in order to<br />

protect the domestic industry. In the same breath,<br />

Rwanda is mulling over a joint venture with Chinese<br />

investors to establish a garment factory in Kigali as<br />

it looks to develop its own textile industry and cut<br />

down importation of garments. Available statistics<br />

show that in 2015, Rwanda spent USD 100.0 Million,<br />

approximately 5.4% of Rwanda’s import bill, on<br />

imported wear products, out of which 80.0% were<br />

textile imports.<br />

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK<br />

Economy Defies 2015 Headwinds<br />

The economy weathered the turbulent macroeconomic<br />

environment in 2015 to register robust acceleration<br />

growing by 6.1% in Q3, 2015. Whereas this fell below<br />

the 8.0% registered in the same period in 2014, we<br />

note that 2014’s growth is likely to have been partly<br />

driven by the economy’s emergence from the previous<br />

year’s slump. Additionally, 2014 had, generally, better<br />

commodity prices that supported the economy’s<br />

growth. Rwanda’s resilience is partly driven by<br />

increased credit to the private sector which served<br />

to stimulate the economy. This has been enabled by<br />

the accommodative monetary policy stance which has<br />

been retained at 6.5% since June 2014.<br />

DEBT <strong>MARKET</strong> <strong>UPDATE</strong><br />

Yields Rise on Relative Liquidity Tightening<br />

Yields in the T-Bill market maintained an uptrend in<br />

the period under review despite subdued appetite<br />

for domestic debt by the government which saw<br />

government borrowing decrease by 520.0bps to USD<br />

60.6 Million, month-on-month. Inflation also declined<br />

to 4.5% in December, 2015 from 4.8% reported in the<br />

preceding month. The rise could have been driven<br />

by two factors. One, available data indicates that the<br />

interbank rate stands at 3.7% from 3.5% in November<br />

2015, suggesting relative tightening of liquidity. Two,<br />

investors could be pricing in political risk expectations<br />

in view of noise around the revision of term limits<br />

and a possible backlash from Western allies.<br />

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StratLink in the News<br />

StratLink Africa continues to make commentary on emerging issues in frontier and emerging markets. Below please find<br />

links to the latest pieces.<br />

Please click the buttons to view the full articles<br />

eNCA News ─ Subdued Economic Growth for Ten Key Markets in sub-Saharan Africa: The piece draws extensively from<br />

our January 2016 outlook<br />

London School of Economics Business Review ─ Nigeria Walks a Tight Rope between Inflation and Slowdown: This<br />

article assesses Nigeria’s outlook in 2016.<br />

Venture Burn ─ Three Ways China’s Slowdown Yields Opportunities in Africa : In this piece, Konstantin Makarov delves<br />

deep into opportunities emerging in Africa following China’s slowdown.<br />

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