Economy
Cameroon
BMI View: Cameroon's government revenues will be robust in the coming years, as we expect the price of oil, a key export, to remain at historically high prices. However, expansive...
2012-01-27Ghana
BMI View: Annual inflation in Ghana rose slightly to 8.58% in December 2011 from 8.55% in November. Although inflation remains contained for now, we see upside risks over the coming...
2012-01-27Cameroon
BMI View: A projected multi-year increase in real GDP growth will bring the fiscal deficit back into balance by 2015, but absent reforms to tax collection and subsidy programmes,...
2012-01-27Nigeria
BMI View: Inflation is expected to remain in double digits in 2012 despite relatively tight monetary conditions. The moderation in global commodity prices will be offset by domestic...
2012-01-27Nigeria
BMI View: We expect Nigeria to continue to experience strong economic growth, bolstered increasingly by investment and the consumer sector. While significant hurdles will need to...
2012-01-09Niger
Niger's population has an annual growth rate of over 3.0%, one of the highest in the world. The expansion of the population, which we expect to grow from 16.1mn in 2011 to 55.0mn in...
2011-12-29Cote d'Ivoire
We expect inflation to moderate towards an average of 3.5% in 2012 as Côte d'Ivoire recovers from post-election violence in early 2011 that caused inflation to spike to over 9.0% year-on-year...
2011-12-29Gabon
We are forecasting Gabon's external debt to fall to 13.5% of GDP in 2012, from 14.7% in 2011. However, given the dependence of government revenue on oil, debt could increase if the...
2011-12-29
