NAIROBI, Dec 24 (Reuters) - The following company
announcements, scheduled economic indicators, debt and currency
market moves and political events may affect African markets on
Tuesday.
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GLOBAL MARKETS
Asian shares and U.S. stock futures darted in and out of
losses on Tuesday, as the holiday lull offset optimism that
a U.S.-China trade deal will boost exports and corporate
earnings. MKTS/GLOB
WORLD OIL PRICES
Oil prices edged higher on Tuesday in thin pre-Christmas
trading after Russia's energy minister said cooperation with
OPEC to support the market would continue and as analysts
forecast a second weekly decline in U.S. crude
inventories. O/R
EMERGING MARKETS
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SOUTH AFRICA MARKETS
The South African rand firmed on Monday as its attractive
yield and optimism over a trade deal between China and
United States boosted demand ahead of the Christmas holiday.
MARKETS
The Kenyan shilling KES= was stable on Monday supported by
inflows from tourism and diaspora remittances amid slow
dollar demand from merchant importers, traders
said. CEO
Boeing Co BA.N has fired Chief Executive Dennis Muilenburg
after repeatedly failing to contain the fallout from a pair
of fatal crashes that halted output of its best-selling
jetliner and tarnished its reputation with airlines and
regulators. LAWYERS
Days after the March 10 crash of a Kenya-bound Ethiopian
Airlines' Boeing jet that killed all 157 people on board,
strangers began calling or visiting bereaved families,
saying they represented U.S. law firms. COAST POLITICS
Ivory Coast has issued an arrest warrant for Guillaume Soro,
a former rebel leader and candidate in next year's
presidential election, the public prosecutor said on Monday,
forcing Soro to call off a planned homecoming after months
overseas. AFRICA TAXES
Nearly half of companies in South Africa had no taxable
income in 2017 while a quarter recorded a taxable loss, the
South African Revenue service said on Monday, based on its
latest 2017/18 data, highlighting the impact of weak
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