Angola

President Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who has been in power since 1979, recently announced that legislative elections will be held in 2008, followed by presidential polls in 2009. But... 2007-03-06

Lack of transparency remains a major problem when assessing the Angolan economy. However, rising oil production, which is set to increase to 2mn barrels per day (b/d) in 2007 (up... 2006-07-27

Jose dos Santos, President of Angola since 1979, has given the strongest hint yet that elections expected this year will be delayed yet again. In a recent speech, he commented that... 2006-07-27

The July 15 peace deal agreement between Cabindan separatists and the Luanda government in Angola has raised hopes that the 31 year conflict has come to an end. However, we have strong... 2006-07-17

Angola is experiencing an economic boom unprecedented in its history. According to official and IMF data, real GDP grew by 14.7% in 2005 and is forecast to increase by 27.5% in 2006... 2006-05-10

We have taken our forecasts out to 2007 and the picture remains stable overall. The relative strength of the currency has been a major cause of the welcome drop in inflation, but... 2005-12-05

President Eduardo Jose dos Santos continues to insist that the country is on track for a general election in 2006, which would be the first since 1992. There is no doubt that there... 2005-12-02

Angola’s economy is booming, with some investment in reconstruction. However, official financial management is still a cause for concern.

Angola has enormous potential, but still suffers from deficient official management.

Prompted by strong encouragement from the international community, the main political players have been working towards holding general elections in 2006, the first since 1992. But... 2005-08-02