Subscription Services
Latest Analysis
Mauritius Quarterly Update: Financial services and public investment to buoy the island economy
Economic growth surprised to the upside in Q4, thanks to stronger-than-expected contributions from manufacturing and agriculture, resulting in a growth estimate of 3.8% for 2018. Nevertheless, both af...
Mauritius: Growth forecast to remain broadly stable over medium term, but uncertainty grows
Economic growth surprised to the upside in Q4, thanks to stronger-than-expected contributions from manufacturing and agriculture, resulting in a growth estimate of 3.8% for 2018. Nevertheless, both af...
Fixed Income Daily: Bond market and currency metrics for African capital markets
Tanzania – The central bank sold Treasury bills at a largely undersubscribed auction this week, with yields increasing across the board, albeit marginally so. The central bank was unable to meet its a...
Daily Africa Insight: An overview of today’s key events and developments
Egypt: Referendum risks Egypt: Fiscal deficit set to narrow further in the coming fiscal year Ghana: Economic growth eases in 2018 Mozambique: Inflation decreases in March, but is set...
SA Weekly Economic Report: Key developments for the week ended 18 April
The JSE All Share Index climbed higher for a third straight week, reaching its best level since September 2018, in line with stronger EM equity prices. Strong gains in telecom, financials and consumer...
Fixed Income Daily: Bond market and currency metrics for African capital markets
Rwanda – The central bank sold Treasury bills on over the past week. Yields trended lower at the latest auction, with the marginal rate on the 28-day instrument slipping to 4.855% from 5.4150% while t...
Talking Point: Ghana - Economic growth eases in 2018
The latest figures from the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) show that economic activity eased somewhat in 2018, coming in at a still commendable 6.3% – in line with our estimation – compared with an 8...
Talking Point: Mozambique - Inflation decreases in March, but is set to rise significantly
The National Institute of Statistics (INE) recently released March’s consumer price index (CPI) data, which indicated that inflation decreased by roughly 0.31 ppts. According to the INE, CPI inflation...
Talking Point: Zimbabwe - Price inflation climbs further in March
The latest figures from ZimStat show consumer price inflation surging further from 59.5% y-o-y in February to 66.8% y-o-y last month. The consumer price index (CPI) rose by 4.4% on a m-o-m basis in Ma...
Weekly Africa Political Risk Report: Overview of the past week’s political developments
Algeria: From our Quarterly Update (Apr 17) Egypt: Referendum risks (Apr 18) Sudan: From our Quarterly Update (Apr 15)
SA Daily Economic Report: Morning market update
Five-month long Sibanye strike finally ends Price pressures tick up further in March US trade deficit narrows to an eight-month low ZAR hovers around R14/$ level
About Us
NKC African Economics is majority owned by Oxford Economics, the world’s foremost independent global advisory firm. NKC clients have access to the same insights and analysis that they trust and rely on, that is now backed by Oxford Economics’ powerful models and analytical framework.
The addition of NKC’s team of economists and political analysts to the Oxford Economics group of companies significantly enhances Oxford Economics’ ability to directly address the needs of investors and companies engaged in Africa expansion through the provision of event-driven alerts, regular newsletters, and reports.
See all tweets
Latest Tweets
#Ghana real GDP growth eased somewhat in 2018, coming in at a still-commendable 6.3% compared with an 8.1% real GDP growth rate in 2017. All three major sectors recorded weaker growth last year relative to 2017.
#Mozambique #inflation decreases to 3.4% in March. However, the inflation environment is set to change over the short term once the effects of Cyclone Idai filter through the economy.
#Zimbabwe price inflation reaches 66.8% y-o-y in March, but concerns regarding measurement accuracy persist.
#Egypt fiscal deficit set to narrow further in the coming fiscal year as subsidies are reduced on energy products
#Egypt Pres. Sisi risks a referendum on presidential term limits just as the region sees the backs of two of his peers due to popular protests. Will Egyptians rise up once again or have they chosen the stability of a military-backed authoritarian over dreams of democracy?
#SouthAfrica retail sales growth eases slightly from 1.2% in January to 1.1% in February
#SouthAfrica inflation increases from 4.1% y-o-y in February to 4.5% y-o-y in March – the 24th consecutive month below the 6% upper-target level of the South African Reserve Bank.
In the Media
- Apr 02 2019
- Apr 02 2019
- Mar 29 2019
- Mar 18 2019
- Mar 03 2019
- Feb 15 2019
- Feb 13 2019
- Feb 08 2019
- Feb 03 2019
- Jan 23 2019
Our new Mobile Apps
Available for iOS and Android, our mobile app makes it simple to access our analysis from your handheld device.
Sample Country Report
Download a free sample report, highlighting our economic analysis, as well as incorporating our political assessment for Nigeria in 2018.
Bespoke Policy and Scenario Analysis
A detailed scenario analysis of different policy actions the Central Bank of Nigeria could take in response to the foreign exchange liquidity squeeze in 2016, the effects on foreign reserves to be expected under each, and the resulting consequences for firms needing to repatriate profits.