Policy

GABORONE, Feb 26 – The Bank of Botswana has kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 3.5%, marking the second consecutive policy …

LAGOS, Feb 24 – The Central Bank of Nigeria has reduced its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to 26.50%, marking …

KIGALI, Feb 19 – National Bank of Rwanda has raised its benchmark lending rate by 50 basis points to 7.25%, tightening monetary …

ABUJA, Feb 19 – Nigeria has enacted a major fiscal reform requiring all government-related oil and gas revenues to be paid directly …

JOHANNESBURG, Feb 16 – Swiss multinational private bank and financial services company Banque Pictet & Cie has established its first office in …

JOHANNESBURG, Feb 12 – The International Monetary Fund has recommended that South Africa introduce a more explicit and binding fiscal rule to …

ADDIS ABABA, Feb 11 – The National Bank of Ethiopia has introduced major changes to the country’s foreign exchange framework, permitting residents …

LUSAKA, Feb 11 – Zambia’s central bank reduced its benchmark lending rate by 75 basis points to 13.50% on Wednesday, delivering a …

NAIROBI, Feb 10 – Kenya’s central bank has reduced its benchmark interest rate for the tenth consecutive time, extending one of the …

LAGOS, Feb 9 – The Central Bank of Nigeria has announced that its 304th Monetary Policy Committee meeting will take place over …