Regions

Africa’s Growing Crypto Market Needs Better Regulations

November 22, 2022

Habtamu Fuje, Saad Quayyum, Tebo Molosiwa

The risks from crypto assets are evident—it’s time to regulate

Africa’s Inflation Among Region’s Most Urgent Challenges

October 20, 2022

Marijn Bolhuis, Peter Kovacs

Tackling inflation while supporting growth and protecting the vulnerable warrants careful and vigilant monetary policy tightening

Africa Food Prices Are Soaring Amid High Import Reliance

September 27, 2022

Cedric Okou, John Spray, D. Filiz Unsal

Factors include the region’s heavy reliance on food imports and changes in food consumption and incomes.

Inclusive growth

Africa’s Rapid Economic Growth Hasn’t Fully Closed Income Gaps

September 21, 2022

Habtamu Fuje, Jiaxiong Yao

Despite decades of rapid growth, regional inequalities in sub-Saharan Africa persist.

How Africa Can Escape Chronic Food Insecurity Amid Climate Change

How Africa Can Escape Chronic Food Insecurity Amid Climate Change

September 14, 2022

Laurent Kemoe, Pritha Mitra, Cedric Okou, D. Filiz Unsal

The toll of extreme weather events on crops underscores the region’s challenges and need for policies to save lives and protect livelihoods.

Economic forecasting

Real-Time Economic Indicators Help Better Track Activity in Africa

May 27, 2022

Seung Mo Choi, Tara Iyer

Economists are increasingly turning to new technologies that help track indicators such as growth and inflation in real time to sharpen their forecasts and offer better input for policymakers.

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