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South Africa's business confidence rises in first quarter

🇿🇦 South Africa's business confidence rises in first quarter

South Africa macro +0.55 · 04/03/2026

South Africa's business confidence index registered a meaningful uptick in the first quarter of 2024, signalling renewed optimism among corporate lead...

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Egyptian, Serbia Investment FMs discuss ways to enhance

🇪🇬 Egyptian, Serbia Investment FMs discuss ways to enhance

Egypt macro +0.65 · 26/03/2026

Egypt's Ministry of Investment is deepening ties with Serbia, marking a strategic pivot toward unlocking bilateral cooperation frameworks that could r...

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Nigeria’s reform momentum offers signal—and lessons—for

🇳🇬 Nigeria’s reform momentum offers signal—and lessons—for

Nigeria macro +0.70 · 26/03/2026

Nigeria's economic turnaround over the past 18 months has sent ripples across Africa's investor community, and Kenya is watching closely. What started...

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SMEs struggle as fuel costs rise, inflation pressure worsens

🇳🇬 SMEs struggle as fuel costs rise, inflation pressure worsens

Nigeria macro -0.85 · 26/03/2026

Nigeria's small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) sector, which accounts for approximately 90% of business establishments and 50% of employment nation...

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Interest rate relief on ice for SA consumers as global sh

🇿🇦 Interest rate relief on ice for SA consumers as global sh

South Africa macro -0.65 · 26/03/2026

South Africa's central bank is expected to hold interest rates steady at its next monetary policy decision, marking a significant pivot from the easin...

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DA wants COJ R10bn wage deal scrapped

🇿🇦 DA wants COJ R10bn wage deal scrapped

South Africa macro -0.75 · 26/03/2026

South Africa's largest city faces a critical governance test as the Democratic Alliance escalates legal challenges against a R10.3-billion wage agreem...

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How harsh economy has pushed working Kenyans to side hustles

🇰🇪 How harsh economy has pushed working Kenyans to side hustles

Kenya macro -0.65 · 26/03/2026

Kenya's labour market is undergoing a fundamental transformation. As traditional employment fails to keep pace with inflation and cost-of-living press...

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Naira falls to N1,391/$ as dollar strengthens amid global

🇳🇬 Naira falls to N1,391/$ as dollar strengthens amid global

Nigeria macro -0.75 · 26/03/2026

Nigeria's currency hit fresh lows this week, with the naira depreciating to N1,391 per US dollar—a significant milestone that underscores mounting pre...

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Ethiopia – Turkey: Ankara’s ongoing economic and military

🇪🇹 Ethiopia – Turkey: Ankara’s ongoing economic and military

Ethiopia macro +0.60 · 02/11/2021

Turkey's deepening economic and military engagement with Ethiopia represents one of Africa's most significant geopolitical realignments in recent year...

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Making LGAs more impactful

🇳🇬 Making LGAs more impactful

Nigeria macro +0.55 · 26/03/2026

Nigeria's push toward local government autonomy represents one of Africa's most significant fiscal decentralization experiments in decades. Yet the me...

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Naira depreciates to N1,410/$ in parallel market

🇳🇬 Naira depreciates to N1,410/$ in parallel market

Nigeria macro -0.75 · 26/03/2026

Nigeria's currency continued its depreciation trajectory this week, with the Naira trading at N1,410 per US dollar in the parallel market and N1,391 i...

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IMF sends a warning to South Africa

🇿🇦 IMF sends a warning to South Africa

South Africa macro -0.75 · 11/02/2026

The International Monetary Fund's latest warning to South Africa reflects deepening concerns about the continent's largest and most industrialised e...

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IMF proffers suggestions for South Africa’s economy

🇿🇦 IMF proffers suggestions for South Africa’s economy

South Africa macro +0.30 · 19/02/2026

The International Monetary Fund has issued a pointed assessment of South Africa's economic trajectory, signaling mounting concerns about the country's...

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Nigeria to Overtake Algeria as Africa’s Third-Largest

🇳🇬 Nigeria to Overtake Algeria as Africa’s Third-Largest

Nigeria macro +0.75 · 04/02/2026

The International Monetary Fund's latest economic projections have signaled a significant structural shift in Africa's economic hierarchy. Nigeria is ...

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IMF Charts Diverging Paths for Africa's Economic

🇿🇦 IMF Charts Diverging Paths for Africa's Economic

South Africa macro +0.60 · 22/02/2026

The International Monetary Fund's latest assessments paint starkly different pictures for Africa's two largest economies, signalling a historic econom...

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IMF projects Africa to lead global economic growth by 2026

🇺🇬 IMF projects Africa to lead global economic growth by 2026

Uganda macro +0.85 · 04/01/2026

The International Monetary Fund's projection that Africa will emerge as the world's fastest-growing continent in 2026 represents a seismic shift in gl...

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South Africa's Economic Resilience Masks Systemic

🇿🇦 South Africa's Economic Resilience Masks Systemic

South Africa macro +0.35 · 12/02/2026

The International Monetary Fund's recent assessment of South Africa's economy presents a paradox that European entrepreneurs and investors must carefu...

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Senegal IMF unlikely to force Dakar to restructure its debt

🇸🇳 Senegal IMF unlikely to force Dakar to restructure its debt

Senegal macro +0.65 · 30/10/2025

Senegal's fiscal trajectory has entered a critical juncture. Recent signaling from the International Monetary Fund suggests the West African nation wi...

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Investment Insights: How the Middle East Conflict Impacts

🇿🇦 Investment Insights: How the Middle East Conflict Impacts

South Africa macro -0.60 · 25/03/2026

The reverberations of Middle East geopolitical instability are creating measurable turbulence across African financial markets, with particular intens...

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Capital flight threatens emerging markets amid global shocks

🇳🇬 Capital flight threatens emerging markets amid global shocks

Nigeria macro -0.75 · 25/03/2026

Emerging African markets are experiencing a significant outflow of investment capital as global geopolitical tensions and macroeconomic headwinds forc...

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