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The Hourglass Chronicles

Capital, industry and trade in sub-Saharan Africa.

Time does not destroy value: it reveals it
G.Mercury & Cie5 min
OP-ED•October 2026

Time does not destroy value: it reveals it

Arbitrage finance lives in the moment. Industrialising States live in the long term. Between the two, one has to choose one's horizon.

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GNALI GOMEZ HervéFounder & Managing Partner, G.Mercury & Cie
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ArticlePRIVATE EQUITY · No. 02

Growing companies: choosing equity over debt, with an exit set from day one

Growing companies: choosing equity over debt, with an exit set from day one
PRIVATE EQUITY

How to finance the roll-out of an industrial facility without squeezing cash in the first year, while writing the minority investor's exit terms in advance.

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Editorial Committee
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ArticleINVESTORS · No. 03

Funds of funds and family offices: where long-term returns lie in Central Africa

Funds of funds and family offices: where long-term returns lie in Central Africa
PRIVATE EQUITY

Energy, logistics, local processing and land development: how to access productive assets backed by long-term contracts, with institutional-standard governance.

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Editorial Committee
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ArticleCOMMERCIAL DIPLOMACY · No. 04

Regional corridors: thinking of the asset at the scale of the market, not the border

Regional corridors: thinking of the asset at the scale of the market, not the border
COMMERCIAL DIPLOMACY

Energy, port or agro-industrial infrastructure changes financial scale once it serves an integrated regional market.

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Editorial Committee
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ArticleMARKETS & ANALYSIS · No. 05

Rated to be financed: what a credit rating changes for a CEMAC company

Rated to be financed: what a credit rating changes for a CEMAC company
MARKET ADVISORY & M&A

How independent credit assessment and rigorous financial statements open access to institutional investors and regional markets.

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Editorial Committee
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