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Expert briefing
Publication date: 31 March 2020

The announcement will put further pressure on South Africa’s already stressed financial markets. The rand and bond prices fell sharply yesterday, raising questions about whether…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 1 November 2017

PROSPECTS 2018: Global economy

Expert briefing
Publication date: 12 February 2016

Recovery will be slower in 2017 than previously estimated, at 0.9% instead of 1.7%, the bank said. The low price of oil is the main burden on the flagging Russian economy…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 10 February 2015

The slowing down of Kazakhstan's economy continues against a background of slow global growth, the turbulent economic situation in Russia and low oil prices. Lower-than-projected…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 23 November 2022

Prospects for Sub-Saharan African economies in 2023

Expert briefing
Publication date: 17 September 2020

With the economy expected to contract by at least 5.4% this year, government measures to cushion the effects of the crisis are unlikely to be enough to stem worsening hardship for…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 2 October 2019

Since the abandonment of the multi-currency regime in June, the new Zimbabwe dollar has lost almost 60% of its value relative to the US dollar. The parallel market for foreign…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 3 March 2015

In order to receive new IMF lending, the budget also introduces big gas price rises, and increases defence spending. Meanwhile, the hryvnia's disastrous February weakening…

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