Publications
Guidelines for Government Securities Book
28/03/2017
In most countries, the development of a government securities market has been crucial in aiding the creation of a liquid and efficient domestic debt market that facilitates parastatal, corporate and other issuance. It also signals that a country is maturing financially and is less dependent on donor funding.
Categories: Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, eSwatini, Zambia
African Yield Curves Guidebook
22/02/2017
The AFMI believes it is appropriate to produce an African Yield Curves Guidebook that will provide basic details on countries’ attempts to gradually produce and publish their own yield curve, while at the same time highlighting the challenges they face in this endeavour.
Categories: Botswana, Burundi, Central African Republic, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, Seychelles, South Africa, eSwatini, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia
Lions on the move II: Realizing the potential of Africa's economies
16/09/2016
In the 25 years since its founding, the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) has sought to develop a deeper understanding of the evolving global economy.
Categories: Algeria, Egypt, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia, Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, eSwatini, Zambia
Sovereign Rating Trends in Sub-Saharan Africa: Live Webcast and Q&A
07/09/2016
S&P Global Ratings currently rates 19 sovereigns in Africa and 17 in the Sub-Saharan region...
Categories: Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, eSwatini, Zambia
African Financial Markets Initiative 2015 Yearly Report
07/09/2016
The year 2015 was a challenging year for Africa’s sovereign African debt markets in the wake of market volatility and the emergence of renewed global economic uncertainty in the latter part of the year.
Categories: Algeria, Egypt, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia, Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, eSwatini, Zambia
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Harmonised Consumer Price Index (HCPI) June 2016
10/08/2016
The year on year, inflation rate (annual percentage change) in the COMESA region as measured by the Harmonized Consumer Price Index (HCPI-COMESA) stood at 12.5% for the month of June 2016, up from 11.6% registered in May 2016. A year earlier, the rate was 9.5%.
Categories: Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, eSwatini, Zambia
Southern African Development Community Harmonised Consumer Price Indices (HCPI) June 2016
10/08/2016
This is the fifty-eighth issue in series since the launch of news releases on SADC HCPI initiative. It provides updates up to June 2016 on HCPI for SADC Member States.
Categories: Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, eSwatini, Zambia
African financial markets initiative 2014 yearly report
23/11/2015
Africa is currently the fastest growing continent in the world with a growth rate at 3.9% in 2014, 4.5% in 2015 (Perspectives économiques en Afrique, AfDB, 2015). For this growth to remain steady and sustainable, further financial resources need to be mobilized to cater to the vast infrastructure financing needs.
Categories: Algeria, Egypt, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia, Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, eSwatini, Zambia
