Category: Finance

Monetary policy by itself not enough to ease inflation – Cent Bank governor says

September 29, 2022

Morocco’s central bank has hiked its key rates by 50 basis points to 2% to tame a soaring inflation, but this measure alone is not ... Read More

EBRD expects Morocco’s growth to slow to 1.1 % in 2022 & rebound to 3.3 % in 2023

September 28, 2022

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) expects Moroccan economic growth to decelerate to 1.1 per cent in 2022, before rebounding the following year ... Read More

Madagascar slams embezzlement of around 12.4 million euros in 8 months in public Administration

September 28, 2022

Madagascar’s State Inspectorate-General (IGE) Tuesday denounced the embezzlement of around 12.4 million euros (MAG51 billion) of state funds in the public Administration over a period ... Read More

Morocco’s Central Bank raises rates to 2% to fight inflation

September 28, 2022

Bank Al-Maghrib, Morocco’s central bank, decided Tuesday to increase its key interest rate by 50 basis points to 2 percent and to continue to monitor ... Read More

Nothing’s free: skepticism grows over China’s debt forgiveness

September 27, 2022

Skeptics say that despite China’s agreement to forgive interest-free loans to 17 African countries as it seeks to dispel debt-trap allegations, the days of Beijing ... Read More

“Very difficult” 18 months ahead for African banks — Fitch 2022-23 Outlook

September 22, 2022

The next 12-18 months will be “very difficult” for African banks as widespread inflation, currency devaluations and interest-rate hikes sweep the region, a senior director ... Read More

The African currency rollercoaster ride: struggling against super-strong US dollar

September 21, 2022

As the global economy sinks into another period of crisis, African currencies are depreciating against the US dollar and rising import costs are adding to ... Read More

Kenya, Ghana, Ethiopia struggling to deal with high inflation

September 17, 2022

Fuel prices soar to record levels as subsidies were removed in Kenya, while inflation in Ethiopia and Ghana hit record high — in both countries ... Read More

WB supports Morocco’s North-East Economic Development Project with over €236 Mln funding

September 13, 2022

Morocco and the World Bank signed on Monday in Rabat a €236.7 million loan agreement for the funding of the North-East Economic Development Project destined ... Read More

Benin to increase minimum wage by end of November

September 9, 2022

Benin President Patrice Talon announced an increase of the minimum wage in November, the spokesperson of the government, Landre Hougbedji told 24 Au Benin Info ... Read More