Portfolio inflows have become a lifeline for Egypt's external position, so much so that their sudden reversal poses a serious threat to foreign...
Country Insight: Egypt - August 2021
Posted by Callee Davis on Sep 1, 2021 1:29:49 AM
The Egyptian economy has proven resilient in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, but more recent PMI figures suggest that the recovery has since...
Africa Country Insight: Nigeria
Posted by Jacques Nel on Jul 23, 2021 12:41:51 PM
Africa’s largest economy is recovering, but on some shaky macroeconomic fundamentals. Both price inflation and unemployment remain elevated. External...
Africa: Favourable external backdrop but key risks remain
Posted by Oxford Economics Africa on Feb 26, 2021 8:07:15 AM
A more favourable external backdrop for African frontier market economies is juxtaposed against rising idiosyncratic risks, including setbacks to...
South Africa: Recovery progress and what to watch in 2021
Posted by Oxford Economics Africa on Feb 15, 2021 11:42:40 AM
South Africa’s recovery tracker has deteriorated over the past two months against the backdrop of a second wave of Covid-19 infections and renewed...
Zimbabwe: trail of policy missteps has dented monetary credibility
Posted by Oxford Economics Africa on Nov 17, 2020 1:29:34 PM
Zimbabwe once again faces a period of extreme macroeconomic instability. Ineffective policymaking has seen the country flip-flopping between currency...
Africa to be hit hard while the recovery process will be slow
Posted by Oxford Economics Africa on May 13, 2020 9:25:17 AM
The African economic landscape is set to take a battering this year as the Covid-19 pandemic spreads across the world. The continent is expected to...