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Currency depreciation in Africa

The Kwacha is the official currency of Zambia. The country's foreign exchange rate remained unsettled for a very long time. However, Zambia has made substantial steps in recent years to strengthen its currency through economic measures and foreign support.

Zambia has set an example for other African nations by efficiently controlling its currency. While facing numerous economic issues, such as a drop in copper prices and a large debt, the Kwacha exchange rate has remained reasonably constant.…

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Zimbabwe’s Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube. His national budget statement for 2022 comes amidst high inflation but is hailed as being pro-poor. www.theexchange.africa

Treasury is expected to continue its trajectory f fiscal consolidation and discipline together with increasing incentives to grow investments in value chain sectors and stability in power supply.
On the taxation front the budget was expected to provide relief to the poor who make up at least 49.9 per cent of the population of the country. This is particularly significant because it has been said on several occasions that Zimbabwean people are among the most taxed in southern Africa.
This is partly the legacy of the minister of finance’s austerity for prosperity policy which resulted in a largely resented 2 per cent transfer tax on all transactions. There have been calls for this tax to be repealed and the tax-free threshold to be increased.…

A construction site excavation. Kenya’s real estate and construction sector remains one of the most promising. www.theexchange.africa

Kenya’s first Eurobond valued at US$2 billion was issued in June 2014 and it matures in less than five years in 2024.
According to PwC Kenya Senior Manager, Francis Nzau, Kenya’s public debt has been swelling and the risk of a debt crisis (where the Government is unable to repay what it owes) continues to increase every day.…