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Talking Point: Lesotho – CBL raises policy rate to align with that of the Sarb
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Lesotho (CBL) raised its main policy rate to 3.75% during its latest meeting. This represents a 25-bps increase from the 3.5% that the apex b...
Talking Point: Angola – Inflation continues to climb higher in October
The headline inflation rate continued to climb higher in October, reaching the highest rate since July 2017, according to the National Statistics Institute’s (INE) latest data release. Consumer price...
Talking Point: Kenya – Merchandise trade pressures rose in September
After narrowing slightly on a m-o-m basis in August, the merchandise trade deficit widened by 21.2% m-o-m to $1.2bn in September. The widening on a monthly basis can be attributed to a decline in expo...
Talking Point: Senegal – Goods trade deficit remains wide in year to September
The release of September’s goods trade data allows us to draw some conclusions about the trade environment over the first nine months of the year, and to inform our thinking in the current forecasting...
Talking Point: South Africa – LGE2021 | The ANC loses battle for Gauteng metros
Monday, November 22, started out as a happy day for the ruling African National Congress (ANC) when it clinched the mayoralty in Nelson Mandela Bay (NMB). But in the afternoon, the day turned into a h...
Talking Point: Mozambique – Economy notches highest growth rate in two years
The Mozambican economy recorded a robust expansion in the third quarter of 2021, which was broad-based but largely driven by increased output in the agricultural, mining, and transport industries. Pre...
Talking Point: Ghana– Central bank hikes policy rate amid high price pressures
During its 103rd press conference on Monday, November 22, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) announced that it had decided to raise the policy rate by 100 bps to 14.5%.
SA Daily Economic Report: Morning market update
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Fixed Income Daily: Bond market and currency metrics for African capital markets
Botswana - We now forecast that the BoB could start tightening its policy stance as early as the next monetary policy meeting on December 2. Furthermore, we foresee the bank rate to be raised graduall...
Daily Africa Insight: An overview of today’s key events and developments
Algeria – Solar: A hybrid approach. DRC – Leaks show gravity of corruption under Kabila. eSwatini – Despite Sarb lift, CBE holds monetary policy rate steady. Morocco – Food prices surge despite govern...
Talking Point: eSwatini – Despite Sarb lift, CBE holds monetary policy rate steady
The Monetary Policy Consultative Committee (MPCC) of the Central Bank of eSwatini (CBE) kept its main policy rate unchanged at 3.75% during its latest meeting. Correspondingly, the rate decision maint...
Talking Point: Uganda – Police kill five terrorist suspects
Police have shot dead five suspected terrorists and arrested 21 people in a counterterrorism operation in response to the November 16 twin bombings in Kampala, the latest in a string of attacks in the...
Talking Point: DRC – Leaks show gravity of corruption under Kabila
A leak of documents is illustrating the gravity of corruption under ex-President Joseph Kabila. A non-governmental organisation (NGO) called the Platform for the Protection of Whistleblowers in Africa...
Talking Point: West Africa – Feverish mood in Burkina Faso
President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré of Burkina Faso is under pressure, and the French presence in his country has never been less popular. The catalyst for the current feverish mood was the deadly at...
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.#SouthAfrica manufacturing sector has experienced a tumultuous year so far in 2021. The impact of loadshedding and the worker strike was clearly visible in the October manufacturing figures.
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.#CPI inflation in #Tanzania increased from 4.0% y-o-y in October to 4.2% y-o-y in November. We expect inflationary pressures to heat up in H1 2022.
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