- African trade is growing despite the obstacles
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- Kenya posts stronger-than-expected Q1 growth at 5.3% on manufacturing rebound, tourism boom
- China’s new investment rules are about guardrails, not closed doors
- Zanzibar optimistic economic growth will hit 7.5% on tourism boom
- Kenya defies economic shocks to post record $22 billion in tax collections
- Forget South Africa: East Africa now rules in banking industry returns
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Adding debt of leverage to the capital structure of a company, also in the right instances can increase the return on equity and/or return on investment for shareholders. Chief executives of listed companies and their chief finance officers tend to wax lyrical about these metrics.
They do so for good reason because they are judged to either be doing a good job or poor job depending on whatever these numbers read. The better this metric looks the more likely a company executive can look forward to a fat bonus and pay package! In addition to being a tax shield for a company’s profits, debt can enhance the returns a company generates for its shareholders.
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