Zimbabwe

BMI View: The central bank has totally lost control of the monetary environment, to the extent that even cash has joined the list of unobtainable items in Zimbabwe. Households and... 2008-01-08

The electoral crisis in Kenya, and concerns about the domestic political outlook in South Africa (SA), following the divisive outcome of the recent ruling party leadership election... 2008-01-08

A government spokesman recently announced that the army had been put on high alert in expectation of an imminent British military invasion. Apparently, the regime bases its fears... 2007-11-28

BMI View: Plotting and intrigue within the ruling ZANU-PF shows no sign of stopping. Mugabe's position is far from secure, and he is especially vulnerable given the harm that economic... 2007-11-28

We have revised for the worse a number of forecasts including inflation and real GDP growth. It is impossible to get a real grasp of the numbers, not least because 80% of economic... 2007-11-27

Portugal is to host an EU-African summit in December, but plans for the gathering are being overshadowed by divisions within the EU over the attendance of President Mugabe. UK Prime... 2007-10-27

Predictably, the government was unable to sustain its arbitrary price controls on consumer goods, and in August (y-o-y) inflation resumed its upward spiral, coming in at 7, 982.1%.... 2007-10-27

BMI View: Credible data remains non-existent: the official figures claim that inflation fell below 7,000% last month, but price controls are in place, and given that there is nothing... 2007-09-30

The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) split into two factions in 2005 to the delight of Mugabe. Unity talks between the two camps have broken down, leaving the Morgan Tsvangirai... 2007-08-29

The economy is in a devastated state, but exactly how bad the damage is and how long it will take to repair, and at what cost, will only become clear after political change allows... 2007-08-16