Policy

MAPUTO, May 25 – Mozambique maintained its benchmark interest rate for a second consecutive meeting as policymakers weighed growing inflation risks linked …

KIGALI, May 22 – The National Bank of Rwanda has increased its key interest rate by 100 basis points to 8.25%, its …

CAIRO, May 22 – The Central Bank of Egypt kept its benchmark interest rates unchanged on Thursday as policymakers weighed moderating inflation …

ACCRA, May 21 – The Bank of Ghana (BoG) kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 14% on Wednesday, pausing an aggressive …

ABUJA, May 20 – The Central Bank of Nigeria kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 26.5% on Wednesday as policymakers maintained …

KAMPALA, May 18 – Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has signed into law a controversial sovereignty bill that imposes new restrictions on foreign …

JOHANNESBURG, May 14 – Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now expects South Africa to raise interest rates twice this year, reversing its earlier …

LUSAKA, May 13 – Bank of Zambia lowered its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 13.25% on Wednesday, citing easing …

PRETORIA, May 11 – South African Reserve Bank has appointed Konstantin Makrelov to its Monetary Policy Committee, replacing outgoing member Chris Loewald …

PORT LOUIS, May 6 – Mauritius is targeting an influx of high-net-worth individuals through a new residency-by-investment programme designed to channel foreign …