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Traders at Access Bank expect bearish sentiments to dominate the fixed income market owing to expected decline in system ...
South Africa’s Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said on Wednesday that he would present a new budget on May 21. Godongwana is expected to announce changes to revenue and spending projections after he ...
Figuring out how to get things done is a major constraint to African development The post on African elites’ lack of ambition ...
EVENTS: Uganda releases April inflation statistics GLOBAL MARKETS Shares struggled for direction on Wednesday and oil prices ...
South Africa recorded a budget deficit of 13.1 billion rand in March, compared with a surplus of 3.4 billion rand in the same ...
In just four months, the average United States effective tariff has vaulted from about 2 per cent to more than 22 per cent.
Foreign ministers from the BRICS group of developing nations failed to agree on a joint communique on Tuesday, highlighting differences within the fast-growing diplomatic bloc, while the chair Brazil ...
Glencore GLEN.L on Wednesday reported lower copper production in the first quarter, and said it expects 2025 profit at its trading division to be in the middle of its long-term annual guidance. The ...
The following scheduled economic events, equity and currency market moves may affect South African markets on Wednesday. ECONOMIC EVENTS March money supply ZAM3=ECI, credit data ZACRED=ECI March ...
Uganda’s proposed budget for the 2025/2026 financial year has grown 25% to 71.9 trillion shillings ($19.6 billion), compared to the previous projection of 57.4 trillion shillings given in September, ...
Kenya’s inflation rate KECPI=ECI in April rose to 4.1% year-on-year, up from 3.6% a month before, the statistics office said on Wednesday. On a monthly basis, inflation was at 0.3% in April, the Kenya ...
In this episode, we zero in on the continent’s infrastructure revolution. From ports to power lines and the trade corridors linking them, we ask: What will it take to build the backbone of regional ...