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The past year has been a seminal one for private equity, especially in Africa.
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing encompasses many aspects related to allocating capital that were historically (deliberately or subconsciously) overlooked. In some cases, investors often (wrongly) viewed ESG investing as something falling within the purview of ‘greenies’ or some other ‘extreme’ ethical position.
The rand ended 2021 on the back foot, after the Omicron announcement and subsequent global kneejerk reaction of isolation and red-listing the country. And while the currency did claw back much of the losses to end the year at R15.89/US$, it was not before the damage had been done in the forex markets.
Inflation continues to threaten economies worldwide, with food prices climbing closer to a record high. A UN gauge of global food prices estimated a 1.2% increase in the cost of food during November. (The December figure has not yet been released.) According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the US inflation rate rose to 6.8% over the last year to its highest point since 1982.
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