Macroeconomics

SA to Host G20 Finance Track Meetings in Cape Town

To South Africa, where the National Treasury and the South African Reserve Bank will host the G20 Finance Track meetings in Cape Town from today until Thursday, which will include Finance ministers, Central Bank Governors, and their deputies. The G20 Finance Track focuses on fostering global economic stability, enhancing international financial cooperation, and addressing pressing global challenges. SA Reserve Bank Governor, Lesetja Kganyago, says the Finance Track deals with strategic […]

February 24, 2025 30

World

IMF delegation visits Pakistan for economic reform talks

An International Monetary Fund delegation will review a $3 billion bailout arrangement with Pakistan's new government this week. Islamabad says it wants to negotiate an 'extensive and extended' economic bailout package with the IMF to ensure macroeconomic stability.

March 13, 2024 35

Business / Economics

Bank of Namibia expected to cut repo rate by 25bps as inflation cooling

By Josef Kefas Sheehama At its first Monetary Policy Committee meeting of 2024, on the 14 February 2024, the Bank of Namibia is expected to cut its Repo Rate by 25 basis points. All of Namibian’s banks now expect the Bank of Namibia to cut its Repo Rate target by 0.25 basis points on the 14 February 2024, which would bring its key lending rate to 7.50%. This […]

February 13, 2024 43

Business / Economics

Market Watch – 11 December

In this week's Market Watch Theo Klein from Oxford Economics Africa take a look at some of the key macroeconomic figures from the past year. https://iono.fm/e/1389244

December 12, 2023 74