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Egypt – Inflation eases in December as Covid-19 tightens its grip. eSwatini – Cross-border travel restricted as Covid-19 cases rise. Namibia – Modest import bill contains current account deficit. Rwan...
Talking Point: South Africa – Market conditions tough for new vehicle sales
The operating environment for new vehicle dealers remains tough. According to the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (Naamsa), a total of 37,493 new vehicle sales were re...
Talking Point: Egypt – Inflation eases in December as Covid-19 tightens its grip
According to data from the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE), consumer price inflation decelerated to 5.4% y-o-y in December, from 5.7% y-o-y in November. This largely reflects disinflation in the fruits &...
Talking Point: Rwanda – Consumer price deceleration continues
After slamming on the brakes in November, consumer price index (CPI) inflation continued to ease throughout December. The All Rwanda sub-index measured at 3.9% y-o-y in the last month of 2020, which m...
Talking Point: eSwatini – Cross-border travel restricted as Covid-19 cases rise
New lockdown restrictions have been implemented in eSwatini on 9 January 2021, as new Covid-19 cases pass the 200-a-day mark. The new measures are aimed at restricting the spread of the Covid-19 pande...
Talking Point: Zambia – Fiscal fragility persists as pre-election agenda dominates
According to the Macroeconomic Performance and Public Finance Statistics report released by the Ministry of Finance, Zambia estimates that the primary balance shortfall on the fiscal position widened...
Talking Point: Namibia – Modest import bill contains current account deficit
A recovery in imports following the easing of local and global Covid-19 restrictions, as well as a bounce-back in oil prices together with a broadly weak export performance, erased part of the signifi...
SA Daily Economic Report: Morning market update
Manufacturing growth is flattening out Foreign reserves tick higher in December US employment retreats in December Consumer credit surprises to the upside, but US credit card debt still declines
Fixed Income Daily: Bond market and currency metrics for African capital markets
Zambia - Notwithstanding the zero-rating decision, we expect inflation acceleration.
Daily Africa Insight: An overview of today’s key events and developments
Africa – Weekly Covid-19 update. Egypt – IMF tranche buoys foreign reserves in December. Gabon – Inflation rises on the back of oil price rebound. Ghana – Parliamentary ruckus portends strained politi...
Talking Point: Lesotho – Inflation remains stable as food basket pressures rise
Annual inflation measured 5.6% y-o-y in November 2020, unchanged from the previous month. Inflationary pressures for November were attributable to food & non-alcoholic beverages (+13.3% y-o-y), educat...
Talking Point: Tunisia – Parliamentary closure delays economic and social reform
On December 29, Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed announced the launch of a national dialogue on social, economic, and political reforms involving representatives from political parties and youth organisa...
Talking Point: Rwanda – Industry runs out of steam
Local industry slowed in November 2020, following an improvement in conditions during Q3 and the start of Q4. On an annual basis, total industrial output dipped by 7.6% in November, compared with a 5....
Talking Point: South Africa – Manufacturing growth is flattening out
The Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell further to 50.3 points in December, from 52.6 points in November. While just above the neutral 50-point threshold, the latest reading has continued on a...
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President Tshisekedi of the #DRC’s next move against his predecessor, Joseph Kabila, is aimed at PM Sylvestre Ilunga. While the legality of the motion itself is unclear, it has shown that the president now has the upper hand in the legislature.
Polisario vows that the war against #Morocco for the #WesternSahara will “continue and escalate” after firing rockets at a position near Guerguerat on Saturday night. We see essentially no risk of conflict beyond occasional pot shots at bases.
The High Court of #Malawi dismissed the application by former president Peter Mutharika to lift restrictions on his bank accounts which were frozen by the Anti-Corruption Bureau as part of an investigation into a MK5bn cement scandal.
Another leaked document from the Fishrot corruption scandal in #Namibia alleges that Swapo and President Hage Geingob benefitted from the N$2.5bn scheme. The new evidence will contribute to the increasing decline in support for the current government.
.#Morocco`s consumer price index (CPI) registered deflation in December, driven by declining food prices.
.#CotedIvoire announces that the arrival of its first batch of 100,000 doses of the Pfizer BioNTech #Covid19 #vaccine has been delayed by two weeks and will now take place in the middle of February. Much more will be required to attain herd immunity.
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