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Moya delivers firm mandate to stabilise Tshwane

🇿🇦 Moya delivers firm mandate to stabilise Tshwane

South Africa macro -0.65 · 17/04/2026

Pretoria's municipal government is attempting a high-stakes governance overhaul. Mayor Nasiphi Moya's recent State of the City Address marks a strateg...

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Nigeria faces inflation, currency volatility and new taxes

🇳🇬 Nigeria faces inflation, currency volatility and new taxes

Nigeria macro -0.75 · 17/04/2026

Nigeria's macroeconomic environment is tightening considerably in mid-2026, presenting material challenges for European entrepreneurs and investors op...

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Nigeria's Monetary Expansion Clashes with Inflation

🇳🇬 Nigeria's Monetary Expansion Clashes with Inflation

Nigeria macro +0.75 · 17/04/2026

Nigeria's central bank is aggressively expanding domestic monetary assets, but the country's economic fundamentals are sending mixed signals that shou...

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Nigeria's Fiscal Tightrope: How Green Taxes and Currency

🇳🇬 Nigeria's Fiscal Tightrope: How Green Taxes and Currency

Nigeria macro -0.30 · 17/04/2026

Nigeria's economic policy environment is entering a critical inflection point as policymakers attempt to balance environmental ambitions with fiscal s...

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“Nigeria has no plans to seek IMF loans despite rising debt

🇳🇬 “Nigeria has no plans to seek IMF loans despite rising debt

Nigeria macro -0.35 · 17/04/2026

Nigeria's Finance Minister Wale Edun has made a bold statement at the IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington: Africa's largest economy will not ...

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Green tax: FG imposes 2–4% levy on high-engine vehicles

🇳🇬 Green tax: FG imposes 2–4% levy on high-engine vehicles

Nigeria macro -0.35 · 17/04/2026

Nigeria's federal government has announced a 2–4% green tax surcharge on high-engine vehicles, effective July 1, 2026, as part of its broader fiscal p...

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Rising transport cost deepen Nigeria’s cost-of-living

🇳🇬 Rising transport cost deepen Nigeria’s cost-of-living

Nigeria macro -0.75 · 17/04/2026

Nigeria's economy is grappling with a deepening transportation cost crisis that extends far beyond logistics. The sharp escalation in fuel prices, veh...

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IMF Forecasts Ethiopia to Lead Africa's Growth in 2026

🇪🇹 IMF Forecasts Ethiopia to Lead Africa's Growth in 2026

Ethiopia macro +0.85 · 17/04/2026

**HEADLINE:** Ethiopia Positioned to Outpace Africa's Growth in 2026 — What European Investors Need to Know About Macroeconomic Stabilisation and Emer...

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Kenya: Parliament Begins Scrutiny of Bill Aimed At Lowering

🇰🇪 Kenya: Parliament Begins Scrutiny of Bill Aimed At Lowering

Kenya macro +0.30 · 17/04/2026

Kenya's National Assembly has initiated formal parliamentary scrutiny of a significant Value Added Tax (VAT) amendment bill, marking the beginning of ...

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Rising costs: IMF warns of tough times for Nigerians

🇳🇬 Rising costs: IMF warns of tough times for Nigerians

Nigeria macro -0.80 · 17/04/2026

**HEADLINE:** Nigeria's Cost-of-Living Crisis Deepens: IMF Signals Prolonged Hardship Ahead, Testing Consumer Markets and Foreign Investment Appetite ...

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State's appetite for domestic debt to grow with fuel VAT cut

🇰🇪 State's appetite for domestic debt to grow with fuel VAT cut

Kenya macro -0.70 · 17/04/2026

Kenya's government is facing a critical fiscal challenge that will reshape the country's borrowing landscape and create significant ripple effects for...

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Nigeria has no immediate need for IMF aid – Edun

🇳🇬 Nigeria has no immediate need for IMF aid – Edun

Nigeria macro +0.70 · 16/04/2026

Nigeria's Finance Minister Wale Edun has declared that Africa's largest economy no longer requires immediate International Monetary Fund support—a sta...

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[East Africa Business Week] Bob Koigi: East Africa

🇰🇪 [East Africa Business Week] Bob Koigi: East Africa

Kenya macro +0.75 · 16/04/2026

East Africa is positioning itself as one of Africa's most attractive investment destinations, and nowhere is this clearer than in the digital health s...

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IMF sees mixed outlook for Nigeria as inflation risks

🇳🇬 IMF sees mixed outlook for Nigeria as inflation risks

Nigeria macro -0.25 · 16/04/2026

The International Monetary Fund's latest assessment of Nigeria presents a paradox that should command the attention of European investors positioned i...

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Inflation: Ogun Govt approves

🇳🇬 Inflation: Ogun Govt approves

Nigeria macro -0.60 · 16/04/2026

Nigeria's Ogun State government has become the latest regional administration to implement emergency fiscal measures addressing what has become a syst...

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Nigeria's Inflation Crisis Meets Regional Growth Paradox:

🇳🇬 Nigeria's Inflation Crisis Meets Regional Growth Paradox:

Nigeria macro -0.55 · 16/04/2026

Sub-Saharan Africa stands at a crossroads. While the region has achieved its fastest economic growth in over a decade, Nigeria—Africa's largest econom...

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Sub-Saharan Africa records fastest economic growth in decade

🇳🇬 Sub-Saharan Africa records fastest economic growth in decade

Nigeria macro +0.85 · 16/04/2026

Sub-Saharan Africa has achieved its strongest economic growth trajectory in over a decade, according to recent International Monetary Fund analysis. T...

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Inflation uptick poses significant risks to business

🇳🇬 Inflation uptick poses significant risks to business

Nigeria macro -0.75 · 16/04/2026

Nigeria's economy is at a critical inflection point. March 2026 inflation figures have triggered fresh warnings from the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and...

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IMF Takes Neutral Stance on Nigeria's Borrowing Strategy

🇳🇬 IMF Takes Neutral Stance on Nigeria's Borrowing Strategy

Nigeria macro +0.10 · 16/04/2026

The International Monetary Fund has adopted a notably neutral stance on Nigeria's borrowing strategy, declining to recommend whether Africa's largest ...

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Seta overhaul: new project management unit to tackle

🇿🇦 Seta overhaul: new project management unit to tackle

South Africa macro +0.60 · 16/04/2026

South Africa's Services Sector Education and Training Authority (SETA) has initiated a structural overhaul that signals both systemic weakness and eme...

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