Rwanda’s real GDP grew by 9.7% in the first quarter of 2024, exceeding the previous year’s growth rate of 8.2%. The latest edition of the Rwanda Economic Update (REU), launched today, highlights... Read more »
Global headwinds are slowing Africa’s economic growth as countries continue to contend with rising inflation, hindering progress on poverty reduction. The risk of stagflation comes at a time when high interest rates... Read more »
Kigali: Global economic growth is forecast to edge up to 2.5% in 2020 as investment and trade gradually recover from last year’s significant weakness but downward risks persist, the World Bank says... Read more »
Albert Zeufack, World Bank Chief Economist for Africa Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa has been downgraded to 2.3 percent for 2018, down from 2.5 percent in 2017, according to the April 2019 issue... Read more »