Economy
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Found 45 articles.
- Vol 50 No 8
- 17/04/2009
And the good news
Amid the gloom lie some positives. African economies now have on average 5.7 months of reserves to cover imports, policy frameworks are sounder, government ministries are better staffed. The informal economy has a resilience that cannot be measured. Inter...
- Vol 50 No 7
- 03/04/2009
Homemade toxic assets
After some stellar years of expansion, the financial sector faces a deepening crisis
- Vol 50 No 6
- 20/03/2009
After the economic crash, the political fallout
Bankers in Dar es Salaam last week predicted a catastrophic downturn in African economies unless serious measures were implemented. These would have to include substantial packages for Africa's economies. Nancy Birdsall of the Center for Global Developme...
- Vol 50 No 6
- 20/03/2009
Sub-Saharan Africa's Economic Outlook: The Crisis Deepens
The facts and figures behind Africa's economic growth in 2009 and beyond
- Vol 50 No 4
- 20/02/2009
Don't shoot the ambulance
After a decade of growth in Africa, the IMF and World Bank's economists are offering loans and policy advice again
- Vol 50 No 4
- 20/02/2009
The indispensable Manuel
South African Finance Minister Trevor Manuel, despised by African National Congress President Jacob Zuma's bedrock supporters on the party's left and populist wings, is busy making himself indispensable. In his 13th budget, presented on 11 February, M...
- Vol 49 No 22
- 31/10/2008
Economy: Trouble in the markets
Watching oil prices fall from US$147 a barrel to $57 over the past month and listening to endless media speculation about his health must have been disconcerting for President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua. Yet on 30 October, he showed little sign of unease. He ann...
- Vol 49 No 18
- 05/09/2008
Two virgins
Britain’s Virgin Atlantic has lost the first round in its battle with Nigeria’s government and is expected to sell all but 7% of its 49% stake in the lossmaking Virgin Nigeria Airways (VNA), which operates on domestic routes and regional We...
- Vol 49 No 11
- 23/05/2008
A look on the bright side
Soaring food and fuel prices dominated the African Development Bank's Annual Meeting in Maputo on 14-15 May, in contrast to last year's optimistic, Asia-oriented summit in Shanghai. With oil at US$120 a barrel and the world credit crunch filtering thro...
- Vol 49 No 11
- 23/05/2008
Oil is expensive: water, anyone?
High oil prices are slowing down Sierra Leone's electrification plans, says President Ernest Bai Koroma. Many countries face the same problem. Rising costs at oil-fired power stations reinforce the need for hydroelectric projects and the African Devel...
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