Anthea returns from Ethiopia, where GDP growth is currently at 10.3%, but on the ground it’s an impoverished state. The MPC left rates unchanged last week but did the Fed miss a trick a couple of weeks ago? The ALSI was down 10bps on Friday as banks took a back seat after the MOC meeting. TigerBrands announced that Peter Matlare would be leaving on 31 December and Alex Forbes lost a big Botswana pension administration deal.