Addis-Ababa (Ethiopia) some financial experts have called for the removal of visas by countries on the continent to encourage the free movement of means of production. This they said would also drive trade on the continent.

The consumer inflation rate in Ghana slowed to 35.2% year on year in October from 38.1% in September, the statistics service said on Tuesday. The decline in headline inflation was attributed to moderation in the food price index, supported by government policy redirection.

Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), the continent’s leading infrastructure financier and solutions provider, today announced its support to the Arab Republic of Egypt as a Re-Guarantor on a private placement offering of JPY 75 billion, 5-year, Samurai bonds.

Morocco’s King Mohammed VI opened the 2023 Africa Investment Forum Market Days on Wednesday with a call for Africans to work together to attract the levels of private investment needed to drive the continent’s inclusive development.

Non-resident holdings of South African domestic government debt are somewhat high, S&P Global said in its African domestic debt report, adding that this exposes the sovereign to shifts in foreign investor sentiment.

Ghana’s 55% debt as a proportion of gross domestic product (GDP) target for 2028 does not appear feasible, S&P Global Ratings said in an African Domestic Debt report.