Day: August 20, 2025

Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic saw July tourist arrivals rise 3.3% YoY, reversing a 1.5% decline in June. Air arrivals grew 6.5%, offsetting a continued fall in

Malawi

Mozambique will begin earning 5 mln USD per month from November through the export of 50 megawatts of electricity from Tete province to Malawi. Revenues

Morocco

Morocco’s consumer prices fell 0.1% MoM in July, providing modest relief after two years of elevated costs. The decline was mainly driven by cheaper food,

Lebanon

Lebanon is expected to prioritize clearing outstanding Eurobond arrears as part of its debt restructuring plan, according to S&P. The country remains in default since

Kenya

Kenya plans to issue a diaspora bond worth 250-500 mln USD to ease public financial stress. The government seeks to raise 3.8 bln USD overall

Egypt

Egypt plans to issue local sukuk in the first half of the current fiscal year as part of efforts to diversify funding sources and reduce

Ghana

Ghana’s high unemployment and underemployment require urgent, targeted policy action, according to the World Bank’s latest Ghana Economic Update. The report stresses that without decisive

Cameroon

Cameroon’s President Paul Biya signed a decree authorizing the finance minister to borrow up to 1.039 bln USD (580 bln CFA francs) from international lenders.

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan’s annual inflation held steady at 11.8% in July, the same rate as the previous month, with food and non-food prices moving up while service

Russia

The US and European allies have started trying to formulate a security plan for Ukraine, to bolster the Ukrainian military and establish a multinational defense

Pakistan

Pakistan’s Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said the economy is poised to enter a growth phase after achieving macroeconomic stability. He expressed confidence that growth momentum

Nepal

Nepal received pledged FDI worth 24.1 bln rupees (172.3 mln USD) in the first month of FY2025/26, a sharp rise from just 597.6 mln rupees

Myanmar

Myanmar’s junta announced that elections will start on December 28, despite ongoing civil war and widespread skepticism from international observers. Since the 2021 coup, much

India

India’s rupee traded around 87.1 per USD on Wednesday, holding its biggest gain in over a month and staying near a three-week high. The improvement

Thailand

China renewed a 70 bln yuan (9.81 bln USD) bilateral currency swap with the Bank of Thailand, China’s PBoc kept lending rates at record lows