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• UPDATE 1-Steady Kenyan shilling may firm on tea inflows Tuesday, 30 Apr 2013 | 11:05 AM ET

  NAIROBI, April 30- The Kenyan shilling. At the 1300 GMT market close, commercial banks quoted the shilling at 83.70/ 90 per dollar, barely changed from Monday's close of 83.80/ 90.. "We are watching for tea flows... if they come in strongly we may see the shilling firm," said Julius Kiriinya, a trader at African Banking Corporation.

• UPDATE 1-Kenyan inflation creeps up but rates seen on hold Tuesday, 30 Apr 2013 | 10:47 AM ET

  *Monetary Policy Committee meets on May 6. By Kevin Mwanza NAIROBI, April 30- Kenya's year inflation rate. Mark Bohlund, senior economist sub-Saharan Africa at IHS Global Insight, said the data strengthened his expectation the Central Bank Rate would be left unchanged when the Monetary Policy Committee meets next on May 6.

• Kenyan inflation creeps higher in April - stats office Tuesday, 30 Apr 2013 | 9:56 AM ET

  NAIROBI, April 30- Kenya's year-on-year inflation rate edged up to 4.14 percent in April from 4.11 percent a month earlier, the statistics office said on Tuesday.

• Kenya cbank seeks to mop up 3 bln shillings via repo Tuesday, 30 Apr 2013 | 4:35 AM ET

  NAIROBI, April 30- Kenya's central bank sought to mop up 3 billion shillings from the market on Tuesday using repurchase agreements.

• African Markets - Factors to watch on April 30 Tuesday, 30 Apr 2013 | 1:01 AM ET

  NAIROBI, April 30- The following company announcements, scheduled economic indicators, debt and currency market moves and political events may affect African markets on Tuesday. *Kenya and Uganda to release inflation data for April anytime starting. *TANZANIA- Bank of Tanzania auctions a seven-year Treasury bond worth a.

• UPDATE 1-Kenyan shares hit 7-week low, shilling holds firm Monday, 29 Apr 2013 | 11:25 AM ET

  NAIROBI, April 29- Kenyan benchmark share index. But Q1 numbers might change the down trend, "said Rufus Mwanyasi, an analyst at Tsavo Securities. Retailer Uchumi dropped 3.4 percent to 19.80 shillings a share, while Equity Bank.

• Kenya cbank says to mop up 10 bln shillings from market Monday, 29 Apr 2013 | 5:03 AM ET

  NAIROBI, April 29- The Central Bank of Kenya sought to mop up 10 billion shillings from the market on Monday using repurchase agreements.

• African Markets - Factors to watch on April 29 Monday, 29 Apr 2013 | 1:51 AM ET

  ZAMBIA- The central bank sets its benchmark interest rate. euro zone and United States to offset the risk of further. the world's two largest oil consumers, the United States and.

• Japan's ANA takes its first 787 back into the air since grounding Saturday, 27 Apr 2013 | 10:51 PM ET

  TOKYO, April 28- All Nippon Airways, the Japanese launch customer for Boeing Co's 787, flew its first Dreamliner in more than three months on Sunday to test reinforced batteries installed by the U.S. aircraft maker. One was on an ANA plane in Japan and another on a Japan Airlines jet parked at Boston's Logan airport.

• Japan's ANA takes its first 787 back into the air since grounding Saturday, 27 Apr 2013 | 10:51 PM ET

  TOKYO, April 28- All Nippon Airways, the Japanese launch customer for Boeing Co's 787, flew its first Dreamliner in more than three months on Sunday to test reinforced batteries installed by the U.S. aircraft maker. One was on an ANA plane in Japan and another on a Japan Airlines jet parked at Boston's Logan airport.

• UPDATE 2-Ethiopian Airlines first to fly 787 Dreamliner since grounding Saturday, 27 Apr 2013 | 6:38 AM ET

  *U.S. regulator grounded Boeing's Dreamliner fleet in Jan. *Boeing says planes safe to fly, fix found. The battery faults raised fears of a possible mid-air fire, drawing worldwide attention to Boeing and denting the reputation of its flagship plane.

• UPDATE 2-Ethiopian Airlines first to fly 787 Dreamliner since grounding Saturday, 27 Apr 2013 | 6:38 AM ET

  *U.S. regulator grounded Boeing's Dreamliner fleet in Jan. *Boeing says planes safe to fly, fix found. The battery faults raised fears of a possible mid-air fire, drawing worldwide attention to Boeing and denting the reputation of its flagship plane.

• Ethiopian launches first 787 Dreamliner flight since grounding Saturday, 27 Apr 2013 | 4:14 AM ET

  ADDIS ABABA, April 27- Ethiopian Airlines. on Saturday became the world's first carrier to resume flights with Boeing Co's 787 Dreamliner passenger jets, a Reuters witness said, three months after they were grounded over battery meltdowns.

• UPDATE 1-Kenyan shares snap 10-session fall, shilling dips Friday, 26 Apr 2013 | 10:44 AM ET

  NAIROBI, April 26- The Kenyan shilling dipped on Friday, weighed down by dollar demand from importers and banks covering their positions before the weekend, while shares rose for the first time in two weeks.

• UPDATE 2-Japan's ANA to test fly Boeing 787 Dreamliner on Sunday Friday, 26 Apr 2013 | 9:45 AM ET

  *Boeing to hold news conference on Saturday at 0200 GMT. TOKYO, April 26- Japan's All Nippon Airways will conduct a test flight of Boeing Co's 787 Dreamliner on Sunday, as it prepares to bring back passengers on a plane that was grounded across the world following incidents of batteries overheating.

• UPDATE 2-Japan's ANA to test fly Boeing 787 Dreamliner on Sunday Friday, 26 Apr 2013 | 9:45 AM ET

  *Boeing to hold news conference on Saturday at 0200 GMT. By Tim Kelly and Mari Saito TOKYO, April 26- Japan's All Nippon Airways. Boeing Commercial Airplanes Chief Executive Ray Connor and ANA Group CEO Shinichiro Ito will be on board Sunday's flight.

• Asia Naphtha/Gasoline-Naphtha intermonth spread eases Friday, 26 Apr 2013 | 7:36 AM ET

  SINGAPORE, April 26- The Asian naphtha price ended the week at an eleven-session high of $863 a tonne, pulled up by firm Brent crude, but its intermonth timespread eased 3.4 percent to reach a two session low of $14 a tonne as concerns over ample supplies persisted.

• Asia Distillates-Vietnam demand boosts margins Friday, 26 Apr 2013 | 7:03 AM ET

  SINGAPORE, April 26- Asia's gasoil margin improved on Friday as more spot demand emerged from Vietnam, helping to absorb excess barrels in the region.

• Kenyan shilling weakens slightly as importers buy dollars Friday, 26 Apr 2013 | 3:55 AM ET

  NAIROBI, April 26- The Kenyan shilling was slightly weaker on Friday, weighed down by dollar demand from importers and banks covering their positions before the weekend.

• African Markets - Factors to watch on April 26 Friday, 26 Apr 2013 | 2:10 AM ET

  for the strength of signals coming from a Bank of Japan. Brent crude eased to $103 a barrel on Friday after rising $3. consumers, the United States and China.