• #Africa
• #EconomicAnalysis
• #Economy

Declining inflationary pressures and easing financial conditions are expected to gradually reduce financing costs in the region, but political and climate risks could weigh on the region’s economic outlook.

• #Kenya
• #Economy

A new London-backed debt fund aims to improve access to finance for Kenyan small and medium-sized enterprises, with the aim of mobilising up to $300 million. The programme aims to reduce high borrowing costs for local businesses.

• #Nigeria
• #EconomicAnalysis
• #Economy

With this $1.3 billion stimulus package, the Nigerian government hopes to stabilise the economy and mitigate the impact of reforms, while laying the foundations for sustainable growth in the country.

• #Nigeria
• #Economy
• #Finance

Central banks buying gold from local producers has been a successful strategy in African countries for some years now. It enables these institutions to strengthen their foreign exchange reserves and improve the effectiveness of their monetary policies.

• #Africa
• #Economy

According to the IDMC, conflict and natural disasters remain the main drivers of internal displacement in sub-Saharan Africa. In 2023, these factors caused the displacement of 13.5 and 6 million people respectively in the region.

• #Africa
• #Nigeria
• #SouthAfrica
• #EconomicAnalysis
• #Economy
• #IMF

The game of musical chairs at the top of the ranking of economic powers in Africa is essentially driven by strong currency devaluations, the persistence of high inflation and the rise in hydrocarbon prices.

• #Africa
• #Debt
• #EconomicAnalysis
• #Economy
• #Society

Shaken by a succession of exogenous economic shocks such as the covid-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine and the rise in interest rates on international markets, African countries have seen their average debt-to-GDP ratio reach 62.5%. at the end of 2022.