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AMI 7 June 2022: Africa PMI figures reveal growth concerns
PMI: As inflationary pressures continue unabated across the continent, businesses are having to contend with higher input costs across the board. The latest PMI data shows that in…
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AMI 3 June 2022: Namibia’s hospitality sector gradually improving
Namibia: The latest data from the Hospitality Association of Namibia shows an improvement in National Occupancy rates. Room occupancy in April was recorded at 36.5% relative to 27.…
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AMI 2 June 2022: Pump prices see further increases
SSA: Zambia has announced a 3.3% increase in pump prices on the back of rising oil prices. Earlier this week, South Africa, which has extended its fuel price relief, See omnystudio…
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AMI 1 June 2022: Kenya’s inflation edges higher
Kenya: Inflation has passed the 7% mark in Kenya, coming in at 7.1%y/y as food and fuel inflation continues to drive average prices higher. This is the highest print since February…
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AMI 31 May 2022: CBK raises interest rates by 50bp
Kenya: In line with our base case scenario, the MPC opted to increase interest rates by 50bp, raising the benchmark interest rate from 7.0% to 7.5%. The narrative for higher intere…
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AMI 30 May 2022: Egypt’s ratings outlook goes negative – Moody’s
Egypt: Moody’s has changed Egypt’s outlook to negative from stable, whilst maintaining the sovereign rating at B2. The effects of the pandemic are having a devastating impact on th…
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AMI 27 May 2022: Zambia - disinflation continues
he inflation deceleration trend continued in May as headline CPI printed 130bp lower at 10.2% from 11.5% in April.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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AMI 26 May: Mozambique grows by 4.1% in the first quarter
Mozambique: During the first quarter of the year, the economy grew 4.1% as sectors such as hotels and restaurants, extractive industry, transport and logistics sector grew above 5.…
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AMI 24 May: Ghana hikes by 200bp, as expected
The Bank of Ghana opted to raise the main policy rate by a further 200bp, from 17% to 19%. The move was largely anticipated given the rising inflationary pressures in the economy.S…
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AMI 23 May 2022: Ghana further hikes expected
Ghana: With inflation soaring past 20% and real policy rates turning negative, we expect the BoG to continue hiking interest rates in the near term. In our base case, we expect the…
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AMI 20 May 2022: Egypt hikes aggressively – more to come
Egypt: In our March inflation commentary, we mentioned that the upward trend in inflation was likely going to lead to a further hike by the authorities in Egypt. Inflation in April…
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AMI 19 May 2022: Zambia MPC’s opts to hold
Zambia: At the second sitting of the year, the monetary policy committe in Zambia opted to maintain the policy rate at 9%. The deceleration in inflation and the projection for it t…
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AMI 18 May 2022: Zambia’s MPC balances between disinflation and global interest rates
Zambia: The central bank of Zambia will have to balance two key themes during its monetary policy meeting brief: inflation, which has been decelerating over the past few months and…
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AMI 17 May 2022: Fuel pump adjustments impact Botswana’s inflation
Botswana: Botswana’s inflation moderated to 9.6% y/y in April (down from 10.0% y/y in March). The main contributors to the headline were the transport index, which accounted for 5.…
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AMI 16 May 2022: Wheat prices climb on India ban
Wheat: India has instituted a ban of its wheat exports, a move that has sent global wheat prices higher amid an already tepid soft commodity environment. Price of wheat has escalat…
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AMI 14 April 2022: Inflation surges in Ghana and Bank of Namibia hikes as expected
Inflation has accelerated to 19.4%y/y in Ghana at the end of March. The latest print is the highest ever seen over the past decade as food and fuel prices continue to surge. See om…
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AMI 13 April 2022: Namibia rate hike on the cards
Namibia: We expect the central bank of Namibia to hike interest rates today by 25bps in line with regional movements. Namibia’s inflation has been relative subdued over the past fe…
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AMI 12 April 2022: Egypt’s inflation prints above ten percent
Egypt: The latest data shows annual inflation came in at 10.5% at the end of March as the effects of Russia-Ukraine war exacerbate conditions in the country. Price pressures contin…
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AMI 06 April 2022: PMI figures bake in the war
PMI: The impact of the Russia-Ukraine war has had an impact on the latest PMI numbers with several respondents across the continent noting the disruptions on supply and the rising…
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AMI 05 April 2022: Inflation expectations to remain elevated
Fuel and fertilizer: Inflation expectations are expected to lift as the second quarter of the year starts. While oil prices have hovered above the US$100 per barrel over the past f…