AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoAgrifood Investment: African leaders are being urged to turn seed-summit commitments into investment across farming, processing and transport — and into jobs. CEMAC Currency: Five older CFA franc coin series lose legal-tender status across the six-member bloc on November 1. BEAC has announced a one-year exchange period, though the arrangements are still to come. Credit Costs: Equatorial Guinea’s average effective lending rate was 13.82% in the second quarter, above the CEMAC average of 10.94%, pointing to a higher cost of borrowing for local businesses. Gas Strategy: Equatorial Guinea aims to turn Punta Europa into a regional gas hub as Alba declines. Existing and planned projects, including Aseng, are expected to lift feed gas above 300 million cubic feet a day, but more supply will be needed to fill the LNG plant’s capacity.
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