Search results

Elections will determine Germany’s fiscal direction

Location:

GERMANY

The debt brake, which places a strict limit on the issuance of public debt and reflects Germany's innate fiscal conservatism, is being challenged given COVID-19 disruption, a…

Early Jamaica election likely despite COVID-19 impact

Location:

JAMAICA

The authorities have implemented a range of measures to prevent transmission, introduced a large fiscal stimulus package and established a multi-stakeholder task force to oversee…

Zimbabwean bond notes policy staves off fiscal reforms

Location:

ZIMBABWE

GDP is still set to recover this year, accelerating to 3.7% (from 0.7% in 2016) according to government forecasts. This is driven by robust exports, which should boost legitimate…

Buhari offers few answers to Nigeria's economic woes

Location:

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 borrowings may prompt eventual return to the IMF

Location:

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…

Economic policy will be unpredictable after Turks vote

Location:

TURKEY

The TCMB has responded quickly to a new wave of lira volatility ahead of local elections, forcing banks to borrow at the overnight rate of 25.5% instead of the 24.0% policy rate…

Gas price crash will compound Bolivia’s economic woes

Location:

BOLIVIA

Gas pressures.

Senegal’s crisis response may heighten tensions

Location:

SENEGAL

This comes despite increasing cases of COVID-19 cases nationwide, with the government forced this week to postpone the planned return of school students after ten teachers tested…

Zambia debt crisis faces imminent tipping point

Location:

ZAMBIA

President Edgar Lungu and his Patriotic Front (PF) government are increasingly struggling to mobilise resources to meet repayments amid continued high public spending. Meanwhile…

Mozambican debt fallout will persist over Kroll report

Location:

MOZAMBIQUE

Risk firm Kroll was looking into undisclosed state loans worth 2 billion dollars, but it said that the Mozambican government did not collaborate fully with the firm's…