Tag: economy
Kenya’s economy powers ahead to overtake Angola, as Ethiopia stretches its lead
The size of Kenya’s economy will overtake that of Angola, Africa’s leading oil producer, this year even as Ethiopia stretches its lead, according to the ... Read More
Botswana hikes 2022 economic growth forecast to 6.7% in review
Botswana's government has revised upwards its 2022 economic growth forecast to 6.7% from an earlier estimate of 4.2 per cent, the country’s Finance Minister Peggy ... Read More
Uganda’s thriving financial sector ranked no.1 in East Africa
Uganda is running an economy with the most developed financial sector in East Africa, which is only the latest feat that depicts a major milestone ... Read More
State of Angola’s economy taking centre stage in the polls
After the last decades of civil war, an oil boom, corruption scandals, the state of Angola’s economy will be one of the biggest and most ... Read More
Economic headwinds: foreign debt and inflation cloud Kenya’s presidential polls
As Kenyans head to the polls on August 9, East Africa’s largest economy could be headed for tough times. With the country’s currency having depreciated ... Read More
Moroccan economy shakes off Covid impact, IMF says
Morocco’s economic activity has recovered most of the ground lost during the severe global recession of 2020 with a growth rate of 6.3% last year ... Read More
Morocco’s Economy to Grow by 4.3% in Q4 – HCP
Moroccan economy is expected to grow by 4.3% in the fourth quarter of 2021, instead of a 5.1% decline a year earlier, due to an ... Read More
World Bank expects Morocco’s economy to contract 4% in 2020
The World Bank delivered bleak prospects for growth in Morocco which was seen dropping to -4% in 2020 from 2.5% last year on the backdrop ... Read More
Morocco’s economy seen slowing in 2020 due to drought & covid-19 fears
Morocco’s economic growth could sink to as low as 2% in 2020 from a previous estimate of 2020, Reuters and Bloomberg reported citing head of ... Read More
Moroccan Economy Posts 4.6% Growth in 2017
Moroccan economy grew by 4.6% in 2017 compared to 1.2% in 2016 on the backdrop of an improvement of the indicators of the agricultural sector. ... Read More