Brace! Risks stack up for the global economy in 2025
For many, it might get tougher in 2025. If a Donald Trump presidency enacts U.S. import tariffs that spark a trade war, that ...
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Irony of lowest inflation in 17 years but Kenyans barely making ends meet
The drop in prices of commodities such as wheat flour, sugar, and cooking oil during this year has failed to offer Kenyans a ...
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Congo achieves zero fatality rate for new mpox cases
The overall case fatality rate for suspected cases stands at 2.33%, slightly down from 2.39% during the previous week. The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Aug. 14 declared the ...
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South Africa's Inflation Data Shows Easing Expectations, But Market Remains Cautious
While easing inflation may offer some room for monetary policy flexibility and improve medium-term sentiment, the continued producer prices pressures could weigh on South African financial markets ...
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East African country announces formal bid to host F1 races as Lewis Hamilton’s dream to race in the continent moves closer
The first-ever South African GP was held in 1934 at the historic Prince George Circuit. F1 continued racing on the African continent until 1993 (in East London ... a race to the country during ...
The Indian Express14d
November retail inflation eases, boosts rate-cut expectations in February
With the November print, the headline retail inflation rate, based on Consumer Price Index (Combined), has slipped below the upper limit of the 4+/- 2 per cent band of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) ...
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Bank of England expected to hold interest rates after jump in inflation
The base rate influences how much banks charge for loans and mortgages, and it has been kept high in recent years to curb rampant inflation. Inflation fell back below the Bank’s 2% target earlier this ...
Washington Examiner14d
Tariffs, crypto, and interest rates set to dominate 2025 economic agenda
He said the 25% tariffs are designed to coerce the two countries ... cutting interest rates, with the most recent rate revision coming in November. However, recent inflation reports have shown ...
World Bank15d
Policy Notes on Food inflation and Child Malnutrition in the Lao PDR
Policy Note: Food inflation in the Lao PDR: Trends, Drivers and Impacts The shows that food price inflation in Laos has surged into double digits since mid-2022, outpacing global and regional trends.
International Monetary Fund15d
IMF Staff Completes the 2025 Article IV Mission to Malaysia
End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country ... policy if the upside inflation risks materialize. Continuing to ...
CNBC Africa15d
South African inflation expectations fall to midpoint of central bank range
JOHANNESBURG, Dec 12 (Reuters) – South African ... rates in larger increments. The fourth-quarter survey conducted by the Bureau for Economic Research found that the average inflation forecast ...