Economy

BMI View: We are forecasting real GDP growth in Botswana of 5.4% in 2012 and 5.5% in 2013. While a spate of mining investments will make a decent contribution to headline growth,... 2011-10-04

BMI View: We forecast real GDP growth of 4.8% in 2011, down from 7.2% in 2010. This is due to the diminishing base effects of the 2009 contraction and also the recent public sector... 2011-09-23

BMI View: Angola's goods exports are set to swell to US$68.5bn in 2011, from US$50.0bn in 2010. This is largely a result of elevated oil prices and increased oil production.

BMI View: We forecast the budget deficit to narrow slightly to 1.7% of GDP in 2011, from 2.0% in 2010, on the back of a gradual curbing of the government's accommodative fiscal policy.

BMI View: Supported principally by rapidly expanding exports, which we expect to surpass US$10bn in 2012, Zambia's current account will continue to improve. In 2011, the current account... 2011-09-23

BMI View: We forecast the budget deficit to narrow slightly to 2.1% of GDP in 2011, from 2.4% in 2010. This is largely driven by an increase in oil export revenues.

BMI View: We see the South African economy continuing its uneven recovery over the medium term, with real GDP growth forecast at a relatively tepid 3.3% in 2011 and 3.8% in 2012. Although... 2011-09-16

BMI View: Given weak Q211 GDP data as well as various concerns regarding the global economic recovery, we have revised down our forecasts for South African real GDP growth, to 3.3%... 2011-08-31

BMI View: We expect both imports and exports to continue a steady expansion over 2011 and 2012. As a result, the trade balance should remain broadly stable as a percentage of GDP;... 2011-08-26

BMI View: High copper prices and improving productivity in the mining sector will help Zambia maintain strong growth rates. This will be bolstered by growth in agriculture, manufacturing,... 2011-08-26