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South Africa debt crisis threatens municipal solvency

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SOUTH AFRICA

Until recently, worsening indicators were confined to small-town and rural areas, but now, as the report highlights, the problem has spread to major metropolitan local government…

Buhari offers few answers to Nigeria's economic woes

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NIGERIA

While Buhari is likely to largely follow his previous term’s economic agenda, a squeezed fiscal space, including sizable debt service payments, will test the ability of the ruling…

Ghana's budget proposals likely to prove unfeasible

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GHANA

The government plans to increase government spending to 58.1 billion cedis (12.5 billion dollars), up 13.7% from 2016, while reducing the fiscal deficit to 6.5% of GDP from 8.7…

Zimbabwe's currency crisis may worsen

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ZIMBABWE

Zimbabwe cash crisis.

Mozambican government faces more investor uncertainty

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MOZAMBIQUE

Mozambican fiscal and security pressures.

Tainted Mozambique poll will increase FRELIMO unease

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MOZAMBIQUE

RENAMO and the second-largest opposition Mozambique Democratic Movement (MDM) have alleged fraud in several municipalities that FRELIMO won by a narrow margin. Meanwhile, new…

Mozambique gas dividend may offer some fiscal relief

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MOZAMBIQUE

Mozambique economic update.

Ghana borrowings may prompt eventual return to the IMF

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GHANA

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has bought up unprecedented levels of treasury bonds but now wants to scale back its role. Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta is looking to international…

Prospects for South Africa in 2020

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PROSPECTS 2020

Prospects for South Africa in 2020.

Growth may accelerate under new Slovak government

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SLOVAKIA

The governing coalition has a comfortable parliamentary majority, but faces gathering concerns over Prime Minister Robert Fico's health, teachers' protests over wages and…