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Sub-Saharan Africa
Featured Content
Nigeria: Economic Profile
Nigeria Growth in 2012: Fuel Subsidy Reform Scaled Back, Structural Problems Remain
Macroeconomy
Tanzania: Economic Profile
Tanzania: Reduced but Resilient Growth in 2011
East African Community (EAC) Macro View for 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa : Frontier Markets : Middle East and Africa : Macroeconomy : Growth Outlook and Business Cycle :
Africa’s Expanding Middle Class
SSA Consumer Market Dented By Inflation?
South Africa’s Banking Sector: Relatively Healthy Checkup
Sub-Saharan Africa : Middle East and Africa : Geostrategy : Macroeconomy : Markets : Demographics : Growth Outlook and Business Cycle : Sectors and Industries :
Ghana: Economic Profile
Oil Production, Reforms Ensuring Strong Growth for Ghana in 2012
Sub-Saharan Africa : Frontier Markets : Middle East and Africa : Macroeconomy : Growth Outlook and Business Cycle :
Zimbabwe: Economic Profile
Zimbabwe: New Growth or Old Bad Habits?
Sub-Saharan Africa : Middle East and Africa : Macroeconomy : Monetary Policy and Inflation : Past Financial Crisis : Systemic Risk, Vulnerabilities and Asset Bubbles :
Botswana: Economic Profile
Botswana: Diamonds Still Brightening the Growth Outlook?
Sub-Saharan Africa : Frontier Markets : Middle East and Africa : Macroeconomy : Markets : Growth Outlook and Business Cycle : Other Commodities :
Nigeria: Economic Profile
Nigeria Growth in 2012: Fuel Subsidy Reform Scaled Back, Structural Problems Remain
Will Nigeria's Aggressive Hike Support the Naira?
Sub-Saharan Africa : Middle East and Africa : Macroeconomy : Growth Outlook and Business Cycle :
Sub-Saharan Africa Currency Trends
Will Nigeria's Aggressive Hike Support the Naira?
South Africa : Sub-Saharan Africa : Emerging Markets : Frontier Markets : Middle East and Africa : Macroeconomy : Markets : Currencies : Monetary Policy and Inflation :
Angola: Economic Profile
Angola: Strong Growth Threatened by Weak Institutions?
Sub-Saharan Africa's Slow Return to Global Markets
Sub-Saharan Africa : Middle East and Africa : Macroeconomy :
Kenya: Economic Profile
Will 1225 bps of Cumulative Rate Hikes Stop Outflows From Kenya?
Kenya: Political Outlook Replaces Drought as Threat to Improving Fundamentals
Sub-Saharan Africa : Middle East and Africa : Macroeconomy : Growth Outlook and Business Cycle :
East Africa
East African Monetary Policy: Will Regional Coordination Improve Conditions?
East African Fiscal Policy: Still Expansionary
Sub-Saharan Africa : Frontier Markets : Middle East and Africa : Macroeconomy : Fiscal Policy :
Rwanda: Economic Profile
Rwanda: Economic Success Story Marred by Contracting Political Space
East African Community (EAC) Macro View for 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa : Middle East and Africa : Geostrategy : Macroeconomy :
Africa Economic Profile
Sub-Saharan Africa in 2012: Growth Persists Despite Global Headwinds
Are Africa-EU Relations Weakening?
South Africa : Sub-Saharan Africa : Frontier Markets : Middle East and Africa : Macroeconomy : Current Financial Crisis : Growth Outlook and Business Cycle : Systemic Risk, Vulnerabilities and Asset Bubbles :
Zambia: Economic Profile
Zambia’s Economy: Will Sata Bring Continued Resilience in 2012?
Sub-Saharan Africa : Middle East and Africa : Macroeconomy : Markets : Growth Outlook and Business Cycle :
The IMF in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa Falls Off Millennium Development Goals Wagon
South Africa : Sub-Saharan Africa : Middle East and Africa : Geostrategy : Macroeconomy : Development Challenges : IMF and International Economic Institutions :
Regional Development Banks
New Role and Funding For the African Development Bank?
Multilateral Institutions Step Up Support to Eastern European Corporates and Banks
Sub-Saharan Africa : Asia/Pacific : Emerging Markets : Europe : Frontier Markets : Middle East and Africa : Geostrategy : Macroeconomy : Development Challenges : IMF and International Economic Institutions :
Markets
Africa’s Expanding Middle Class
SSA Consumer Market Dented By Inflation?
South Africa’s Banking Sector: Relatively Healthy Checkup
Sub-Saharan Africa : Middle East and Africa : Geostrategy : Macroeconomy : Markets : Demographics : Growth Outlook and Business Cycle : Sectors and Industries :
Botswana: Economic Profile
Botswana: Diamonds Still Brightening the Growth Outlook?
Sub-Saharan Africa : Frontier Markets : Middle East and Africa : Macroeconomy : Markets : Growth Outlook and Business Cycle : Other Commodities :
Africa's Resources
Mozambique: Gas and Coal Drive Growth and Investment
Coup in Niger: Uranium Market Implications?
Sub-Saharan Africa : Middle East and Africa : Markets : Commodities : Energy : Oil and Energy : Other Commodities :
Sub-Saharan Africa Currency Trends
Will Nigeria's Aggressive Hike Support the Naira?
South Africa : Sub-Saharan Africa : Emerging Markets : Frontier Markets : Middle East and Africa : Macroeconomy : Markets : Currencies : Monetary Policy and Inflation :
Zambia: Economic Profile
Zambia’s Economy: Will Sata Bring Continued Resilience in 2012?
Sub-Saharan Africa : Middle East and Africa : Macroeconomy : Markets : Growth Outlook and Business Cycle :
Finance & Banking
Financial Conditions and Liquidity
Central Banks' Collateral Frameworks and Non-Standard Measures
Bank Lending Surveys: Moderate Recovery in U.S. Loan Demand
Emerging Europe and CIS : Eurozone : Sub-Saharan Africa : United States : Asia/Pacific : Europe : Latin America : Middle East and Africa : North America : Finance and Banking : Banks :
Geostrategy
Sub-Saharan Africa: Domestic Politics
Election Cycles in SSA: Mixed Progress for Democracy
Ivory Coast: Ouattara Tasked With Economic Rebuilding
South Africa : Sub-Saharan Africa : Frontier Markets : Middle East and Africa : Geostrategy : Development Challenges : Foreign and Domestic Political Risk :
BRICs in Africa
India's Growing Economic Interests in Africa: Following China's Footsteps?
Africa: China's New Economic Frontier?
South Africa : Sub-Saharan Africa : Middle East and Africa : Geostrategy :
Africa’s Expanding Middle Class
SSA Consumer Market Dented By Inflation?
South Africa’s Banking Sector: Relatively Healthy Checkup
Sub-Saharan Africa : Middle East and Africa : Geostrategy : Macroeconomy : Markets : Demographics : Growth Outlook and Business Cycle : Sectors and Industries :
The African Union (AU)
Somalia: Instability, Extremism, and Drought
Egypt : South Africa : Sub-Saharan Africa : Middle East and Africa : Geostrategy : Defense Policy and Terrorism : Development Challenges : Energy Security and Policy : International Organizations :
Millennium Development Goals
Sub-Saharan Africa Falls Off Millennium Development Goals Wagon
Sub-Saharan Africa : Advanced Economies : Emerging Markets : Frontier Markets : Middle East and Africa : Geostrategy : Development Challenges :
Food Supply Vulnerabilities
Will Rising Food Prices Lead to Inflation and Social Unrest in Africa?
Forget the Drought, Do Floods Threaten China's Food Supply?
China : Northeast Asia : Sub-Saharan Africa : Advanced Economies : Asia/Pacific : Emerging Markets : Frontier Markets : Middle East and Africa : Geostrategy : Climate Change and Natural Resources : Development Challenges : Diseases and Natural Disasters : Energy Security and Policy :
Rwanda: Economic Profile
Rwanda: Economic Success Story Marred by Contracting Political Space
East African Community (EAC) Macro View for 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa : Middle East and Africa : Geostrategy : Macroeconomy :
Sudan: Civil Conflict and FDI
Sudan and South Sudan: Will Battle Over Oil Fields Precipitate War?
Pressure on China to Divest from Sudan
Sub-Saharan Africa : Middle East and Africa : Geostrategy : Development Challenges : Foreign and Domestic Political Risk : Foreign Policy and Geostrategic Risks :
Nigeria: Domestic Politics
Nigeria's Troubling Divides: Subsidy Protests Unifying Groups Against the Government?
Will Renewed Violence in the Niger Delta Impair Oil Output?
Sub-Saharan Africa : Frontier Markets : Middle East and Africa : Geostrategy : Energy Security and Policy : Foreign and Domestic Political Risk :
Nigeria: Energy Sector
Nigeria: SWF and PIB Advancement, Bongo Spill Setback
Will Renewed Violence in the Niger Delta Impair Oil Output?
Sub-Saharan Africa : Middle East and Africa : Geostrategy : Markets : Commodities : Energy : Energy Security and Policy : Oil : Oil and Energy :
The IMF in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa Falls Off Millennium Development Goals Wagon
South Africa : Sub-Saharan Africa : Middle East and Africa : Geostrategy : Macroeconomy : Development Challenges : IMF and International Economic Institutions :
Food Subsidies
Gulf Cooperation Council : Other South Asia : South Asia : Sub-Saharan Africa : Advanced Economies : Asia/Pacific : Emerging Markets : Frontier Markets : Middle East and Africa : Geostrategy : Climate Change and Natural Resources : Development Challenges : Energy Security and Policy :
Food Insecurity
Impending Food Crisis?
Sub-Saharan Africa : Frontier Markets : Middle East and Africa : Geostrategy : Climate Change and Natural Resources : Energy Security and Policy : Foreign Policy and Geostrategic Risks :
Regional Development Banks
New Role and Funding For the African Development Bank?
Multilateral Institutions Step Up Support to Eastern European Corporates and Banks
Sub-Saharan Africa : Asia/Pacific : Emerging Markets : Europe : Frontier Markets : Middle East and Africa : Geostrategy : Macroeconomy : Development Challenges : IMF and International Economic Institutions :
Sub-Saharan Africa Outlook: Another Strong Year in the Cards
A stronger global outlook will buoy growth in Sub-Saharan Africa’s (SSA) frontier markets, and assuage the incipient currency crises in East Africa. Oil exporters will outperform, with Southern Africa continuing to lag. Domestic consumption should remain the key driver of economic activity, supported by government spending, but still high inflation will keep consumer spending subdued. Fiscal policy will be less expansionary, but spending cuts are unlikely due to persistent political pressures. Inflation seems to have peaked, but at a high level, leaving little space for rate cuts.
Read the latest Sub-Saharan Africa Outlook
Economic Research
Economic Research
Africa’s Balance Sheets: Strong for Now, But Don’t Ignore the Warning Signs
By Mar 8, 2012
Central Bank Watch
Central Bank Watch Focus: The Evolution of Emerging Market Monetary Policy
By Feb 9, 2012
Economic Research
Sub-Saharan Africa's Vulnerabilities to EZ Crisis: Beyond Trade and Aid
By Oct 26, 2011
Economic Research
Sub-Saharan Africa Monetary Dynamics: Balancing Growth and Inflation
By Jul 26, 2011
Economic Research
Current Account Deficit Alert: Domestic Policies, not Foreign Capital, Will Shield Brazil, India, Turkey and South Africa
By Jun 2, 2011
Economic Research
Middle East Turmoil and Contagion: A Geoeconomic Tsunami for the Global Economy?
By Feb 23, 2011
Economic Research
Strength in Numbers: How Export Diversification Can Help African Economies
By Aug 24, 2010
Economic Research
Sovereign Wealth Funds Investing in Africa: A Part of Growing South-South Investment
By Apr 3, 2008
EconoMonitors
RGE Analysts
Nigeria Lifting Fuel Subsidies: Needed but Implementation to be Challenging
Jan 2, 2012
Emerging Markets Channel
Shared Frustrations: How to Make Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa More Inclusive
Oct 19, 2011
Geostrategy Channel
Acting Nigerian President Moves Quickly, Decisively to Get Country Back on Track
Mar 25, 2010
Geostrategy Channel
Fate of Foreign Oil Investors In Limbo Amid Ghana-Côte d’Ivoire Border Dispute
Mar 24, 2010
Daily Digest
News
Botswana: South Africa ups stakes in trade dominance battle
The Monitor (Botswana) May 16, 2012
News
SA headed for stalemate over AU and has nothing up its sleeve
Daily Maverick (South Africa) May 17, 2012
Opinions
Strategic Priorities in Contemporary Africa: Part I
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs Mar 29, 2012
Opinions
Strategic Priorities in Contemporary Africa: Part II
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs Apr 23, 2012
Opinions
Strategic Priorities in Contemporary Africa: Part III
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs May 16, 2012
Analysis
Africa Economic Brief, Volume 3, Issue 3: Fairer Mining Concessions in Africa: How Can this be Achieved?
African Development Bank May 17, 2012
News
Nigeria: FG Signs N33.4 Billion Power Agreement With France, Japan
Leadership (Nigeria) May 16, 2012
Blogs
Want a stable cash flow? Invest in Africa’s energy sector, says US firm
How We Made it in Africa May 16, 2012
News
Africa may struggle to extract groundwater, experts say
Science and Development Network (SciDev Net) May 15, 2012
News
Congo-Kinshasa: Efforts Under Way to Rehabilitate Agriculture Sector
AllAfrica.com May 15, 2012
Blogs
Stalemate in Sudan as neither North nor South can make decisive move
African Arguments May 16, 2012
News
South Sudan’s announcement of $8 billion loan from China draws skepticism
Sudan Tribune May 15, 2012
Analysis
Rwanda: Consumer Price Index (CPI) April 2012
National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda May 16, 2012
Blogs
South Sudanese Return Home – with International Assistance
Council on Foreign Relations May 15, 2012
Analysis
Central Bank of Nigeria Communique No. 82 of the Monetary Policy Committee Meeting of Monday and Tuesday March 19 and 20, 2012
Central Bank of Nigeria Mar 20, 2012
Analysis
Nigeria: Monetary, Credit, Foreign Trade And Exchange Policy Guidelines For Fiscal Years 2012/2013 – Monetary Policy Circular No. 39
Central Bank of Nigeria Apr 10, 2012
Blogs
International retailers becoming more dependent on African produce
How We Made it in Africa May 15, 2012
Analysis
Africa Human Development Report 2012: Towards a Food Secure Future
United Nations Development Programme May 15, 2012
News
Zimbabwe: ZANU-PF disengaging from Constitution Parliamentary Select Committee (COPAC)
Financial Gazette (Harare) May 11, 2012
News
Tanzania: Current account shortfall widens by $2.7bn – BoT
The Citizen (Dar es Salaam) May 14, 2012
News
Kenya slashes 2012 economic prospects, cites high inflation, interests and political risk
The East African (Nairobi) May 15, 2012
Analysis
Tanzania: National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) for April 2012
National Bureau of Statistics (Tanzania) May 15, 2012
Analysis
Nigeria: Consumer Price Index April 2012
National Bureau of Statistics (Nigeria) May 15, 2012
Blogs
Africa’s real estate and construction opportunities cannot be ignored
How We Made it in Africa May 11, 2012
Blogs
Brazilian Firm Announces Largest Africa-Focused Private Equity Fund To Date
Moneywatch Africa May 10, 2012
Analysis
Africa Progress Report 2012 - Jobs, Justice and Equity: Seizing opportunities in times of global change
Africa Progress Panel May 2012
Analysis
Angola: Índice de Preços no Consumidor [CPI] de Luanda April 2012
Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Angola) May 14, 2012
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