INFLATION & MONETARY POLICY
Uganda Holds Policy Rate at 12% But Tightens Liquidity as Inflation Outlook Worsens
The central bank has paused after October’s emergency 225-basis-point increase, but a wider intere...
INFLATION & MONETARY POLICY
Tanzania’s Inflation Eases to 4.2%, But Transport Costs Remain the Economy’s Pressure Point
Food and core inflation moderated in October, but transport prices rose by 14.9 per cent over the ye...
PUBLIC FINANCE
World Bank Says Corruption Costs Kenya 2% of GDP Annually as 2026 Growth Forecast Rises to 4.6%
Kenya's economy is projected to grow 4.6% in 2026, up from the World Bank's previous 4.3% forecast, ...
INFLATION & MONETARY POLICY
Tanzania Has East Africa’s Best Managed Inflation at 4.3% as Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda Face Faster Price Rises
Tanzania has maintained annual inflation at 4.3 percent while Kenya has reached 7.3 percent, Uganda ...
GDP & GROWTH
How Tanzania Slid From Africa’s Top Eight Economies to 12th, and What It Will Take to Catch Up
Tanzania was roughly Africa’s eighth largest economy in 1980 and was larger than Kenya, Ethiopia a...
GDP & GROWTH
10 Things the World Bank Says Tanzania Must Fix to Make Growth Work
The World Bank’s latest Tanzania Economic Update highlights ten major issues shaping the country�...
PUBLIC FINANCE
Tanzania’s Banking Sector Posts Record Growth, But Questions Linger Over Capital and AI Readiness
New EY report shows banking assets surged 24.5% to TZS 77.4 trillion, yet industry faces pressure on...
PUBLIC FINANCE
Global Aid Fell 23 Percent in 2025, the Steepest Drop on Record. Ukraine Received More Than All of Sub-Saharan Africa Combined.
Global ODA fell 23.1 percent in 2025 to USD 174.3 billion, the largest annual drop on record and the...
GDP & GROWTH
Africa's 20 Largest Economies by Purchasing Power Parity: What The 2026 Ranking Actually Tells You
Nominal GDP overstates economies with strong currencies and understates those with large domestic ou...
GDP & GROWTH
Ethiopia Is Growing at 9.2 Percent Without a Coastline. Uganda at 7.5 Percent. Rwanda at 7.2 Percent. Africa's Fastest Growing Economies Are Landlocked and That Should Force Every Coastal Nation to Ask Hard Questions.
The IMF's 2026 growth projections for Africa contain a finding that challenges one of the oldest ass...
PUBLIC FINANCE
Tanzania's 2026/27 Budget Speech Is a Transition Document. Read It That Way.
Tanzania macroeconomic foundation is solid. The private sector pivot is real. But five structural ga...
INFLATION & MONETARY POLICY
Why and How Governments Control Markets: Lessons from Tanzania
Market control is not about suppressing business; it’s about creating an environment where trade b...