“South Africa’s public finances remain particularly exposed to domestic and global shocks.” – Hugo Pienaar. We use cookies to ...

African Development Bank approves $304 million loan to support Botswana's fiscal stability and economic reforms - The ...

Speaking in his capacity as ANC president, Ramaphosa addressed Northern Cape party members during their provincial executive ...

Several African countries continue to grapple with high inflation, rising unemployment, and ongoing monetary and fiscal policy adjustments, prompting many ...

Beyond political rhetoric, these tariffs directly threaten Africa’s trade stability, economic growth, and industrialisation ...

South African economic growth will be a bit weaker this year than thought a month ago partly due to trade tensions, with U.S. President Donald Trump having paused a 31% tariff for 90 days imposed on ...

The global trade imbalance has long been a defining challenge in international economics. It manifests in persistent trade ...

The West African geopolitical landscape is undergoing a seismic shift. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) ...

The country’s fiscal deficit widened -- from a balanced budget in 2022/23 to 4.7% of GDP in the 2023/24 financial year–– and ...

South Africa needs economic growth of at least 3% per year to create enough jobs for South African. GDP growth of 1% will not ...

Lowering the country’s inflation target could have positive effects for monetary policy, with inflation and the repo rate ...