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Zimbabwe economic pressures will linger

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ZIMBABWE

Since its introduction in February, the local real-time gross settlement (RTGS) dollar, a de facto new local currency, has lost over 60% of its value relative to the US dollar on…

Angola's renewed China dependence will bring more pain

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ANGOLA

However, China’s insistence on negotiating debt relief bilaterally and on a loan-by-loan basis will delay efforts to reschedule borrowing, jeopardising Angola’s debt…

Zambian economic gloom likely to worsen

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ZAMBIA

Amid escalating external debt, President Edgar Lungu’s administration recently directed the liquidation of KCM, majority-owned by Vedanta, and is suspected to want to sell these…

Election risks will weigh on Kenyan economy

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KENYA

With all eyes on the political and security implications of the Supreme Court’s landmark annulment of the August 8 polls, elevated political risk is also impacting the economy…

South Africa’s Zuma could face early exit

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SOUTH AFRICA

The news prompted a sharp drop in the value of the rand, its largest one-week fall against the dollar since 2015 and the previous sacking of a finance minister. Zuma’s decision…

Zimbabwe's economic plans unlikely to prompt recovery

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ZIMBABWE

The 2017 budget.

South African turnaround strategy may disappoint

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SOUTH AFRICA

After the economy's recent shock entry into technical recession, Ramaphosa's administration is attempting to show its commitment to growth-boosting reforms.

Zimbabwean currency crisis may intensify

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ZIMBABWE

ZIMBABWE: Currency crisis may intensify

Congo's economy affords limited political opening

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DRC

Underneath Congo’s deepening political crisis there also lies an acute balance-of-payments crisis. Despite relative improvements in the price of key exports, currency depreciation…