Botswana Raises Interest Rates as Inflation Surges and Global Energy Shock Intensifies
Botswana has become the first African country to raise interest rates in response to the recent ...
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Fed Holds Rates Steady as Powell Defends Central Bank Independence
The United States Federal Reserve has opted to maintain its benchmark interest rate within a target ...
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South Africa Inflation Rises to 3.1 Per Cent as Fuel Pressures Build
South Africa recorded a marginal increase in consumer inflation in March, underscoring emerging price pressures linked ...
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Nicholas Mukasa appointed Bank of Namibia Deputy Governor
Nicholas Mukasa has been appointed as Second Deputy Governor of the Bank of Namibia, with effect ...
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South Africa’s Foreign Exchange Reserves Decline to 73.19 Billion Dollars in March
South Africa’s net foreign exchange reserves declined to 73.19 billion dollars at the end of March ...
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Nigeria’s Central Bank Sets Course for Single Digit Inflation as Policy Framework Evolves
The Central Bank of Nigeria has articulated a medium term objective to reduce inflation to between ...
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South Africa Considers Phasing Out Prime Lending Rate in Favour of Repo Benchmark
South Africa’s monetary authorities are considering a structural shift in the country’s credit pricing architecture that ...
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Kenya Eases Benchmark Interest Rate to 8.75 Percent as Inflation Softens
The Central Bank of Kenya has announced a measured reduction in its benchmark lending rate, lowering ...
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Zimbabwe Inflation Drops to Lowest Level in Over Two Decades
Zimbabwe has recorded its lowest inflation in more than two decades, with the annual rate declining ...
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Week Ahead in Global Markets: Central Banks in Focus as Africa Watches the Ripples
As the world enters the final week of January, the global financial system finds itself delicately ...
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