Vol 61 No 9 | ECONOMYAFRICADEBT AU pushes Africa bonds 30th April 2020 Finance ministers and economists at the African Union are winning support to restructure the continent's official and commercial debt Radical measures for a restructuring of Africa's commercial debt and the cancellation of some official debt are under way after the offer of a limited standstill on bilateral...
Vol 61 No 8 | ECONOMYCOVID-19 Hard bargaining ahead on debt and public health 11th April 2020 Inward-looking industrialised countries are making few concessions as pandemic bites harder across Africa Backed by forecasts from the World Bank and UN agencies of a deep recession, African finance ministers are to push next week for a coordinated response on public...
Vol 61 No 7 | ECONOMYAFRICACOVID-19 Into uncharted waters 2nd April 2020 Shutdowns, border closures and crashing commodity prices may cause an unprecedented financial breakdown As cases of Covid-19 grow exponentially across the world, so do the public health and economic threats to African states as governments take action. With over 20 countries... READ FOR FREE
Vol 61 No 3 | ECONOMYAFRICA Revenues and resources are the key 6th February 2020 Governments will have to raise far more revenue and staunch capital flight if they are to boost growth and investment this year Africa will be thrown back on its own resources and internal revenue-raising capacity, at least for the short term, as the economies of major trading partners in Asia... READ FOR FREE
Vol 60 No 21 | ECONOMYAFRICA Up against the slowdown 25th October 2019 As growth ebbs in 90% of the world’s economies, Africa is trying to swim against the tide The annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank between 14 and 20 October in Washington DC was one of the gloomiest for decades, with economists...
Vol 60 No 13 | ECONOMYEAST AFRICA Singing from the same spreadsheet 28th June 2019 Despite growing fears about rising debt levels, the region's finance ministers have unveiled a series of expansionary budgets The four major players in the East African Community completed the annual ritual of unveiling their national spending plans on 13 June. 'Transforming lives through industrialisation and job... READ FOR FREE
Vol 60 No 10 | SUDANECONOMY A military-Islamist complex 17th May 2019 To rescue the economy, the new government will have to free it from the grip of the generals, the spies and corrupt politicians Just as the spiralling price of bread was the trigger for the four months of nationwide protests that led to the toppling of President Omer Hassan el Beshir...
Vol 60 No 9 | ECONOMYAFRICA Slowing down but borrowing more 3rd May 2019 International financial institutions are downgrading their growth prospects for the continent As the International Monetary Fund and World Bank held their spring meetings in Washington DC last month, economists with both institutions presented an Africa growth picture which has... READ FOR FREE
Vol 60 No 3 | ECONOMYAFRICA Glitches in the growth 8th February 2019 A pan-African market will boost the region but governments are lagging behind on policies to create jobs and diversify the economies When African Union leaders meet in Addis Ababa to ratify the continent's free trade area on 9-10 February, it will be against a backdrop of gloomy forecasts about... READ FOR FREE
Vol 60 No 1 | ECONOMYAFRICAOBITUARY Adieu 2018, legacies of a troubled year 31st December 2018 A boost for continental trade and radical change in the Horn Radical political change and peace-making in Ethiopia, together with the signing of the African Continental Free Trade Area agreement, lifted spirits in Africa as other regions became embroiled... READ FOR FREE