Kenya: Inflation hits 12-month high due to VAT on fuel
Kenya’s inflation rose in September, pushed higher by an increase in fuel, transport and food prices, the statistics office said over the weekend. According to […]
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Nigeria’s inflation drops to lowest in more than two years
Nigeria’s yearly inflation rate has dropped to 11.61 per cent in May, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Wednesday. According to the bureau, […]
Algerian economy to improve in 2018—PM
Algeria’s economy will improve this year as revenue from the oil sector and natural gas picks up, Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia said on Saturday. Oil […]
Angola’s inflation slows to 34.8 percent
Angola’s inflation slowed to 34.8 percent year-on-year in April, data from the national statistics agency’s website show on Wednesday. According to the Agency, price in […]
Ghana predicts 6.5 percent budget deficit for 2017
Ghana’s Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta on Thursday said the government aims to reduce its budget deficit and inflation in 2017 as it plans to stabilize […]
Uganda eyes 5.5% GDP in the year ending June 2018
Uganda’s economy boosted by lower borrowing costs and higher oil sector investments will grow by 5.5 percent in the year to June 2018, a budget […]
Angola’s Inflation Soars to highest
Angola’s inflation rose to 41.95 percent year-on-year in December from 41.15 percent in November, the national statistics agency said on Thursday. Data also showed prices […]
Uganda’s Economy Worsens as Inflation Rises to 5.7%
The statistics office in Uganda on Friday said inflation rose to 5.7 percent year-on-year in December from 4.6 percent last month in the East African […]
South Sudan’s Inflation Hits 600%
South Sudan’s National Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday said the war-torn nation’s inflation rate hiked by more than 600 percent in July. “Everything here comes […]
Malawi: Inflation Rate Increases to 22.6% in June
The national statistics office of Malawi, on Monday, said the country’s inflation has accelerated to 22.6 percent year-on-year in June from 21.5 percent in May, […]