scheduled economic indicators, debt and currency market moves and political events may affect African markets on 17 feb 2011

scheduled economic indicators, debt and currency market moves and political events may affect African markets on 17 feb 2011 :

GLOBAL MARKETS

Asian stock markets rose on Thursday, buoyed by strong corporate earnings and as the Federal Reserve expressed cautious optimism about the strength of the U.S. economic recovery. [ID:nTOE6BN03F]

EVENTS:

* KENYA - Central Bank of Kenya auctions 91-day Treasury bills worth 2 billion shillings.

* RWANDA - Banque Nationale du Rwanda auctions 2.5 billion Rwandan francs worth of 28-, 91-, 182-, and 364-day Treasury bills.

* ZAMBIA - Zambia's central bank due to release results of Treasury bill auction.

* TANZANIA - Tanzania hosts the 8th African Fine Coffee Conference and Exhibition.

* GHANA - Ghana - President John Atta Mills gives due to give an address to the nation.

* Central Bank of Kenya and World Bank to hold a workshop on the state of the mortgage market in Kenya.

EGYPT CRISIS

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