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Cote d'Ivoire
BMI View: Despite rapid import growth due to surging fixed capital investment, Côte d'Ivoire's current account deficit will remain contained over the coming years. Buoyant...
2013-05-24Cameroon
Cameroon's budget deficit will narrow slightly in 2013, based in part on the expansion of the oil sector and associated revenues. Nevertheless, due to high government spending, the...
2013-05-24Gabon
BMI View: While falling oil production is severely reducing government revenues and causing Gabon's fiscal balance to deteriorate, relatively weak import demand means that the country...
2013-05-24Nigeria
Thanks to statistical base effects, inflation has headed sharply lower in 2013 compared to 2012, but we believe it will begin to edge upward following the disruptions associated with...
2013-05-24Ghana
We forecast that the Bank of Ghana's Monetary Policy Committee will hike rates by a further 100bps in the second half of the year, following the 100bps increase on May 22. Our view...
2013-05-23Ghana
Notwithstanding concerns over the official GDP data, we note several encouraging trends in the Ghanaian economy, and maintain our outlook for buoyant economic activity. We forecast...
2013-05-23Ghana
Although the official data on real GDP growth show a sharp slowdown in 2012, we nevertheless maintain our positive view on Ghana, given that a number of other sources point to buoyant...
2013-04-26Cameroon
BMI View: Cameroon's growth is expected to be supported over the medium term by substantial investments, particularly public expenditures on major infrastructure projects. This will...
2013-04-26Cote d'Ivoire
BMI View: Following debt forgiveness in 2012, Côte d'Ivoire's government debt is now relatively low. We estimate that total government guaranteed external debt will be worth...
2013-04-26Gabon
BMI View: Gabon's fiscal surplus is shrinking rapidly as oil production stagnates and government spending remains high due President Ali Bongo's investment-heavy development plans....
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