South Africa entered 2026 on a firmer macroeconomic footing than last year: Economic growth expanded modestly through 2025; inflation moved closer to the new target of 3% set by the South African Reserve Bank (SARB); and reform momentum, particularly in electricity and logistics, began to stabilize business conditions and improve confidence in the economy’s medium-term…
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Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks to reporters at his office in Tokyo on Aug. 8. (Koichi Ueda)
IMF unveils Sub-Saharan Africa regional economic outlook Just as Sub-Saharan Africa had gained its footing, that growth runway might be shortened. Due to the Middle East War; the International Monetary Fund has downgraded its 2026 forecast for the region, to 4.3 per cent from the pre-war forecast. To take us through the details of the…
Economic wellbeing topped a list of concerns in sub-Saharan Africa, a new Gallup survey found. Anxiety about the cost of food and other basic needs supersede worries about political, governance, and security issues
The latest World Economic Outlook from the International Monetary Fund paints a sobering picture for Sub-Saharan Africa, as escalating conflict in the Middle East threatens to derail an already fragile global recovery