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Africa’s inflation gap narrows – but structural fault lines remain African inflation is on a downward trend. But without fixing structural issues, the continent remains vulnerable to global and domestic inflation shocks… by Tim Cohen August 15, 2025 Economy & Markets·Pan-African
Trump’s tariff tantrum rolls over Africa Trump’s Africa tariffs – already based on dodgy economics – seem pointless and cruel given the amount of Africa-US trade… by Tim Cohen August 7, 2025 Economy & Markets·Pan-African
‘No deal’ as Trump slaps 30% tariff on South Africa Last-ditch efforts to strike a tariff deal with the US have failed. That won’t bring the economy to its knees, but it will hurt… by Rob Rose August 1, 2025 Economy & Markets·News
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