The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Zambia (BoZ, the central bank) elected to raise the policy rate for the first time in eight months at their meeting held on February […]
If President Jacob Zuma seems a little confused over who would be in charge after the May 7 elections, Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan had absolutely no doubt as he set sail away […]
In a little over three months the US government will put Swaziland under the spotlight and evaluate its eligibility for trade benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). The outcome is […]
The government has decided to allow only the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) to import grains and has stopped issuing import permits to independent millers and traders, at a time when an estimated 2.2 […]
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded its 2013 Article IV consultation with Namibia on 29 January 2014. The Fund staff’s appraisal acknowledged that Namibia managed to make significant progress in relation to the […]
The South African rand has nose-dived past the R11/$ mark at a time when newswires are suggesting that a sell off in emerging market assets has only just begun. The rand earned the […]
On Thursday, January 16, President Goodluck Jonathan sacked his high command and brought in fresh blood. The president was spurred by infighting among his military commanders that hindered the fight against Boko Haram […]
The Heritage Foundation and Wall Street Journal released the 2014 version of the Index of Economic Freedom on January 14. Globally, this measure of economic freedom is improving, with the global average freedom […]
The Zimbabwean economy is starting the year off with a shortage of staple food and paper money on top of its long-standing challenges. On the one hand, people in rural areas need to […]
A great man has gone, a massive spirit has moved on. In the imaginary world of George Lucas and Star Wars it took the destruction of an entire planet to cause a “disturbance […]
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) of Zambia released its latest monthly report on Thursday, November 28. Consumer price inflation rose in November, halting a three-month decline since reaching a y-t-d high of 7.3% […]
Nigeria’s real GDP growth improved in the third quarter on the back of higher oil production as well as an increase in non-oil GDP growth. Real GDP at factor cost expanded by 6.81% […]
In a report released on November 12, the rating agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) noted that high economic growth rates in the sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) region did not translate into improved credit quality […]
A mission from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded its annual visit to Namibia with a statement on November 7, emphasising the “consistently high quality” of policy discussions with local authorities. The Fund […]
The National Resistance of Mozambique (Renamo) has returned to the bush, but this does not mean a return to war. Nor do we see any threat to regional economies. Renamo – the spawn […]
The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is seeking to increase revenue from the expansion of its mining industry. The government plans to raise its free stake in new mining projects […]
The recent special summit of the African Union (AU) marked a turning point in Africa’s relations with the International Criminal Court (ICC). At the summit, which was held in the context of the […]
