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ABIDJAN (Capital Markets in Africa)  — Africa must use all its comparative advantages to mobilize the resources it needs to finance its sustainable development ambitions. Since 2010, official development assistance has declined, falling to its lowest level of $34 billion in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) estimates. Access to international capital markets remains constrained and costly due to investors’ perceptions of high risk. But the continent is not short of…

LONDON (Capital Markets in Africa)- UK headline inflation falls to from 10.4% to 10.1% in February as Core inflation, stripping out food and energy prices, stays at 6.2%. Food and non-alcoholic beverages rise at fastest rate since 1977. Douglas Grant, Group CEO at Manx Financial Group PLC: Having narrowly avoided a recession, the UK economy could be showing signs of light at the end of the tunnel. However, the latest flatlining GDP data highlighted sluggishness…

Webinar | Bank problems dampen the global outlook, but a catastrophe remains unlikely. 17 Apr 2023 | In the latest global webinar, we review our latest economic forecasts and set out how we have adjusted them in the wake of the recent troubles in the banking system. We also assess the potential scale of downside risks were problems to build further. REGISTER NOW We will forward connection details to the email address provided as well…