Angola
Economy
In a highly unusual move, Angola's media regulator, the National Media Council (NMC) criticised state-run newspaper Jornal de Angola, for misrepresenting words spoken by an opposition...
2010-09-01Economy
The Angolan parliament has approved a revised budget that would see the fiscal position move from a planned deficit of 2.7% of GDP to an estimated surplus of 1.2%. Although the revised...
2010-09-01Economy
Based on the latest trends in Angola's foreign exchange market, we retain our view that the currency will appreciate to AOA89.00/US$ by the end of 2010. The case for such a move is...
2010-08-27Economy
According to the latest data from the National Statistics Institute, inflation hit 13.74% in June, up marginally from 13.85% in May. This translated into sequential price growth of...
2010-07-22Economy
In late June 2010, the first meeting under the US-Angola Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) took place to discuss economic ties between the two countries. Such agreements...
2010-07-21Economy
According to the latest data from the National Statistics Institute, inflation hit 13.85% in May, up marginally from 13.73% in April. This translated into sequential inflation of 1.06%...
2010-06-28Economy
Data collected by the IMF in the latest review of the Stand-By Agreement show that the banking sector still had a loan to deposit ratio 55.8% in 2009, suggesting banks are only deploying...
2010-06-28Economy
We see the new law downgrading the status of the central bank as further evidence of economic and political power being centralised in Luanda. The move is likely to strain relations...
2010-06-01
