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Fixed Income Daily: Bond market and currency metrics for African capital markets
Kenya – Tight-end yields edged modestly lower at the latest auction although we expect an about-turn toward the end of this quarter. In our estimation consumer price inflation reached a trough at 3.9%...
Daily Africa Insight: An overview of today’s key events and developments
Tunisia: Religion and politics. Uganda: Alert – Expect unrest as #FreeBobiWine campaign gains momentum.
Talking Point: Tunisia - Religion and politics
A social debate in Tunisia, between the pious who want the law of the land to conform to the word of God, and the secular-minded who want it to respect the principles in the constitution, has some imp...
Alert: Uganda - Expect unrest as #FreeBobiWine gains momentum
On Thursday, August 16, member of Parliament (MP) Robert Kyagulanyi (aka Bobi Wine) was brought before a military court in Gulu, northern Uganda, and charged with the unlawful possession of weapons an...
SA Weekly Economic Report: The week's South African economic news and analysis
The JSE All Share Index slumped to a one-month low mid-week, but recouped some losses later in the week. Losses in market-heavyweight Naspers, due to its Chinese affiliate company Tencent’s weaker-tha...
Weekly Africa Political Risk Report: Overview of the past week’s political developments
Algeria: From our Quarterly Update (Aug 13). Cameroon: From our Annual Country Profile (Aug 15). Gabon: Strikes in the news again (Aug 10). Ivory Coast: Shifting alliances (Aug 13). So...
SA Daily Economic Report: Morning Market Update
Latest data increase recession likelihood Amcu threatens mass action over layoffs US jobless claims fall to lowest level since May ZAR continues to slide
Fixed Income Daily: Bond market and currency metrics for African capital markets
Tanzania – Macroeconomic fundamentals remain sound and the growth outlook is positive. Forex reserves are at adequate levels, consumer price inflation has eased in recent months, external debt is cons...
Daily Africa Insight: An overview of today’s key events and developments
Botswana: Inflation remains unchaged in July. Egypt: Real GDP growth accelerates in Q3 2017/18. Ghana: Inflation surprises on the downside. Mozambique: Economic growth remained well be...
Weekly Africa Insight: Overview of the past week’s political and macroeconomic developments
Angola: Disinflation persists in July (Aug 15). Angola: S&P affirms credit rating (Aug 13). Botswana: Inflation remains unchanged in July (Aug 16). Egypt: Real GDP growth accelerat...
Talking Point: Namibia - BoN keeps interest rates unchanged
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Namibia (BoN) decided to keep the policy rate unchanged following the conclusion of its latest policy meeting on Wednesday, August 16. The repo rate ...
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The inheritance debate in #Tunisia will widen the old divide between Islamists and secularists, and hasten the break-up of the already fragile entente between Ennahdha and Nidaa Tounes
ALERT Expect unrest in #Uganda as #FreeBobiWine campaign gains momentum. There is a real risk that instability grows and President Museveni’s government does not appear well-positioned to deal with the fallout.
#Namibia BoN keeps #interest rates unchanged
#Egypt: economic growth continues its upward climb in Q3 2017/18, reaching 5.4%; real exports and investment represent the main drivers, supported by the manufacturing, energy and construction sectors
#Botswana #inflation rate remains unchanged at 3.1% y-o-y in July as higher transport costs are offset by lower food prices
#Nigeria inflation declines for an eighteenth consecutive month to 11.1% in July, but not likely to sway policymakers’ minds to start loosening monetary policy
#Ghana inflation surprised on the downside at 9.6% in July, but this fits our view that the central bank will lower the policy rate again this year
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