Economy

BMI View: We have carried out an extensive review of our data and forecasts and while there are some variations in the paths of specific indicators, the underlying picture remains... 2008-05-06

BMI View: We see strong export growth in 2008, as production expands and the price of oil remains high, with total export receipts expanding to US$7.6bn from US$6.5bn. This should... 2008-05-06

BMI View: We have carried out an extensive review of our data and forecasts and while there are some variations in the paths of specific indicators, the underlying picture remains... 2008-05-02

BMI View: Botswana's public finances are enviably sound, and will remain so for the foreseeable future. However, fiscal probity also brings challenges, such as preventing budget... 2008-05-02

BMI View: Talks have been revived regarding the potential for a new rail line route linking Zambia to ports in Angola. Besides improving the country's transport infrastructure capacity,... 2008-05-02

BMI View: The Zambian kwacha continues to appreciate towards our end year target of ZMK3,400/US$, buoyed by high copper prices. We see continued kwacha appreciation through our forecast... 2008-05-02

BMI View: With 2008 looking to be the year that the value of service exports overtakes the value of goods exports, we see the trade deficit expanding to US$1.7bn from US1.5bn, while... 2008-05-01

The Zimbabwean central bank has produced a new package of policies, but we believe that they have only little relation or relevance to the true economic situation.

BMI View: We have recently revised upward our average oil price forecast for 2008 to US$96.50/bbl from a previous US$87.50/bbl, for the OPEC basket. Given the dominance of oil in... 2008-05-01

BMI View: On the back of strong diversification and robust performances from textiles, tourism and financial services, we have revised up our 2008 real GDP growth forecast for Mauritius... 2008-05-01