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Ivory Coast Bonds Rise as Fitch Upgrade Hands It Near IG Status in Africa

15. Dezember 2025 um 14:57
Ivory Coast’s dollar-denominated bonds rose after Fitch Ratings Inc. upgraded the country’s debt, leaving it now just two levels below investment grade at all three major rating companies.

Farmers drop off their cocoa bean harvest a community buying center in Daloa, Ivory Coast, on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. Cocoa prices are at an all-time high as production in West Africa declines. Now an EU regulation meant to stop deforestation threatens to push prices even higher.

Congo’s FX Reserves Fuel Currency’s 29% Rally to No.1 Spot in Africa

08. Dezember 2025 um 17:15
A surge in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s foreign-currency holdings and a shift in central-bank policy have fueled an almost 29% rally in the franc this year, making it Africa’s best-performing currency against the dollar alongside the cedi.

Currency notes wrapped in a currency trader’s cabin at a market in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Congo’s FX Reserves Fuel Currency’s 29% Rally to No.1 Spot in Africa

08. Dezember 2025 um 17:15
A surge in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s foreign-currency holdings and a shift in central-bank policy have fueled an almost 29% rally in the franc this year, making it Africa’s best-performing currency against the dollar alongside the cedi.

Currency notes wrapped in a currency trader’s cabin at a market in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.
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