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Fintech

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
Inflation

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
Inflation

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
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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