The Bank of England’s recent decision to keep rates unchanged was entirely predictable. It continues to do what cautious institutions do best – wait. The trouble is that Britain is no longer in a ...

One of the nation’s most respected economists, Bruce Preston, will take up a position on the Reserve Bank board next month.

Bank of Zambia Governor Dr Denny Kalyalya said the kwacha appreciated by 4.1 percent in the final quarter of 2025, attributing the movement ...

The central bank has lifted the lid on internal arguments. Also in this newsletter, is Kevin Warsh a hawk or weathervane?

India rebases its CPI to 2023-24 from 2011-12 with revised weightings and expanded coverage. Here’s how retail inflation is ...

India’s statistics ministry has released a ‘back series' for the Consumer Price Index (CPI) using the new base year of 2024.

MONETARY authorities are being cautioned by an economist not to take up an aggressive policy stance as he believes having low interest rates may stifle “foundational” innovation. “Very low interest ...

If there was anything I was worried about when President Bola Tinubu took the baton of the highest office in Nigeria from late former President Muhammadu Buhari, it was the dilemma he would face in ...

When Jibran Fauz Qureish, the Head of Africa Economic Research for Standard Bank Group, stepped up to the podium at the 5th Stanbic Economic Forum in Kampala, he did something unusual. Instead of ...

After the government negotiated a new IMF program, lawmakers stalled the required tax bills, saying they weren’t consulted. The IMF and government found a compromise, but communication gaps persist.

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced dates for the 304th Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting coming at a time when there is a steep decline in Nigeria's inflation rate from 34.8 per ...

Experts have described the first-time buyer mortgage market as being 'officially on fire' at the moment ...