Egypt Avoids Emerging-Market Downgrade
FTSE Russell took Egypt off its downgrade Watch List on 6 October 2026 and kept it an emerging market. What...
October 7, 2026Topic
frontier markets
Tanzania Stock Market Loses US$166 Million in a Week
The Tanzania stock market lost about US$166 million in value in the week to 2 October 2026 as bank shares...
October 5, 2026
Nigeria Stocks Near Record on Mostly Short-Term Inflows
Nigeria's stock market has more than tripled since 2023 and is worth about US$122 billion, but 95% of early-2026 foreign...
October 4, 2026
Nigeria’s Business Lending Rate Falls to 29.2 Percent, Lowest in 2026
Nigeria's average maximum lending rate to businesses fell to about 29.2 percent in August 2026, the lowest this year, but...
September 21, 2026
Ghana Returns to the Medium-Term Curve as Bids Top US$390m
Ghana's first four-year cedi bond since the domestic debt exchange drew US$392 million in bids and cleared at 12%, with...
September 7, 2026
Burundi Inflation Falls to 8.7%, 15 Months After Peak
Burundi inflation fell to 8.7% in July 2026, down from a 45.5% peak in April 2025, as budget discipline and...
September 6, 2026
DR Congo Passes Law to Create Kinshasa Stock Exchange
The Kinshasa Stock Exchange now has a legal base after DR Congo's president signed Law 26/034, published in the official...
September 6, 2026
Eswatini’s Budget Rests on a Customs Cheque It Does Not Control
The Eswatini IMF Article IV mission left Mbabane with a deficit near 5.9 percent of GDP and public debt heading...
September 4, 2026
Kenya Has Already Borrowed 41% of Its Year’s Domestic Target
Kenya domestic borrowing reached Sh406bn in July and August, 41% of the Sh987.4bn full-year target, as the Treasury front-loads into...
September 2, 2026