Southern Africa
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Mauritius / Economy
BMI View: We anticipate that the Mauritian current account deficit will deteriorate slightly to 8.5% of GDP in 2012, from 7.6% in 2011, before making a modest rebound to 7.2% in 2013. An outlook for weak eurozone growth and stubbornly high oil prices informs our view. While we believe this will be financed by surpluses in the capital and financial accounts, we caution that the...
2012-01-30Mauritius / Economy
New regulations concerning the accommodation of foreign workers in Mauritius came into force on January 28. The minister of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment, Shakeel Mohamed...
2012-01-30Angola / Economy
BMI View: We are forecasting Angola's fiscal surplus to widen to 3.5% of GDP in 2012, from 2.1% in 2011. Given that 2012 is election year, we believe that total expenditure will...
2012-01-30Country Risk Rating
Mauritius
New regulations concerning the accommodation of foreign workers in Mauritius came into force on January 28. The minister of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment, Shakeel Mohamed...
2012-01-30Zimbabwe
Government health workers in Zimbabwe have threatened to join fellow civil servants in a nationwide strike if a meeting with the Health Services Board (HSB) fails to deliver positive...
2012-01-30Madagascar
POLITICAL RISK - Madagascar Lambasts African Union An official from President Andry Rajoelina's administration heavily criticised the African Union (AU) for what he considered 'double-standards'...
2012-01-30Mozambique
Families that were resettled by Brazilian miner Vale in the Tete region of Mozambique are now protesting against the company. The 700 families claim that Vale has failed to keep the...
2012-01-30Mauritius
BMI View: We anticipate that the Mauritian current account deficit will deteriorate slightly to 8.5% of GDP in 2012, from 7.6% in 2011, before making a modest rebound to 7.2% in...
2012-01-30Angola
BMI View: We are forecasting Angola's fiscal surplus to widen to 3.5% of GDP in 2012, from 2.1% in 2011. Given that 2012 is election year, we believe that total expenditure will...
2012-01-30Madagascar
BMI View: We expect both imports and exports to continue a steady expansion in 2012. As a result, the trade balance should remain broadly stable as a percentage of GDP; we expect...
2012-01-30South Africa
BMI View: The South African economy is poised for a slowdown in 2012, with real GDP growth forecast to come in at 2.7%, down from an estimated 3.1% in 2011. Although private consumption...
2012-01-27South Africa
BMI View: We see President Jacob Zuma as being in pole position to become the ANC's candidate for the presidency in December 2012, thereby positioning him to secure a second term...
2012-01-19Madagascar
BMI View: The EU's decision to resume multilateral relations with Madagascar indicates that some progress is being made towards restoring political stability on the island. Increased...
2011-12-16Namibia
BMI View: Although Namibia is consistently ranked highly in terms of transparency, business environment, and general effectiveness of the government relative to its African peers,...
2011-12-05Angola
BMI View: The outcome of Angola's 2012 parliamentary election is seemingly inevitable, with recent constitutional changes and a fragmented opposition setting the stage for a sweeping...
2011-11-04
