Senegal
Senegal’s President Faye sacks PM Sonko, dissolves government amid IMF debt crisis, political split
The political rupture comes at a particularly sensitive moment for Senegal’s economy after the IMF froze a $1.8bn lending programme following the discovery of previously misreported public debt figures
Middle East conflict fallout to slow growth, push up inflation in Emerging Europe and Mediterranean region, EBRD says
Development bank says economic fallout is already spreading, through higher energy and fertiliser costs, damage to tourism and higher debt-servicing costs.
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Hormuz tensions raise inflation and energy security risks for Africa, says senior investment analyst
A senior investment analyst examines how the ongoing Middle East military conflict and rapidly climbing oil and gas prices are affecting African economies, supply chains and cost of living.
Frontier markets fall short of promise as investment stalls, World Bank says
Frontier economies have seen a sharp slowdown in investment growth and an increase in fiscal and financial vulnerabilities.
US freezes immigrant visa processing for 75 countries including Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan
US State Department pauses immigrant visa processing for 75 countries from January 21 over public benefits concerns, with indefinite suspension pending reassessment of screening procedures.