Economy

BMI View: We believe that the Namibian economy will expand by about 4.5% in 2012, on the back of increasing private consumption, major investments by both the public and private... 2011-12-08

BMI View: Inflation in Zambia has remained in single digits throughout 2011, a trend we believe will continue heading into 2012, even as other nations in the region grapple with... 2011-11-23

BMI View: We are forecasting real GDP growth in Mauritius of 4.3% in 2012 and 4.6% in 2013. A number of public investment projects and a solid outlook for exports will drive the... 2011-11-22

BMI View: We are forecasting real GDP growth in Madagascar of 1.7% in 2011 and 3.4% in 2012, a return to positive figures after two years of contraction following the 2009 political... 2011-11-22

As the government rolls out the Targeted Intervention Programme For Employment And Economic Growth (TIPEEG), we are forecasting a budget deficit of 7.8% of GDP in 2011. The deficit... 2011-11-21

BMI View: We are forecasting Angola's fiscal surplus to widen to 4.2% of GDP in 2012, from 2.4% in 2011. Given that 2012 is election year, we believe that total expenditure will... 2011-11-21

BMI View: We believe that rising revenues and a penchant for fiscal discipline will see Botswana's budget deficit narrow to 5.7% of GDP in 2011, from 9.9% in 2010. Botswana's government... 2011-11-21

BMI View: Underpinned by strong investment and improved productivity in the mining sector, we expect Zambia to continue to experience robust economic expansion. Public investment and... 2011-11-21

BMI View: BMI sees the South African economy continuing its uneven recovery over the medium term, with real GDP growth forecast to remain below 4.0% in 2012. There are rising concerns... 2011-11-17

BMI View: We expect the Bank of Botswana (BoB) to keep the benchmark interest rate on hold at 9.50% for the first half of 2012, as it has done since a 50bps cut in December 2010.... 2011-11-16