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#Nigeria: The National Economic Council has approved a 90-day economic action plan to ease cost-of-living pressures and improve the transmission of recent macroeconomic gains to households and businesses. #ThinkAfrica

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@AfDB_Group This is to help #Botswana mitigate energy price shocks, support fiscal and private-sector reforms, and promote job creation, particularly for women and youth. (2/2) #ThinkAfrica

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The @AfDB_Group approved a USD503.8m (BWP6.6bn) loan under the Economic Competitiveness and Transformation Support Programme. (1/2) #ThinkAfrica

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#Egypt: The government plans to raise the public-sector minimum monthly wage by 87.5% to EGP15,000 (USD268.7) by FY29/30, up from EGP8,000 (USD144), potentially benefiting 4.5m workers. #ThinkAfrica

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Following Friday’s #USD/#ZAR break above key technical resistance at 16.56 to 16.62, our technical system is now flagging a potential shift to 16.75 in the days ahead. #Markets

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🇺🇸/ZAR at 16.62 ⬆️
🇪🇺/ZAR at 18.63 ⬆️
🇬🇧/ZAR at 22.22 ⬆️
🇨🇳/ZAR at 2.49 ⬆️
🛢️Oil at USD115.06 ⬆️
#Markets

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#Mozambique: The government has awarded #Dubai-based Jampur Group a 20-year concession to operate the state owned solar-panel factory in #Beluluane, which has been idle since around 2022. #ThinkAfrica

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The @IMFNews commenced a two-week visit to #Ghana to conduct the first review of the country's Policy Coordination Instrument. #ThinkAfrica

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#Zambia: The government has proposed a second ZMW19.9bn supplementary budget for 2026, following a ZMW26.3bn supplementary budget in April this year, thereby increasing 2026 spending by 18.3% to ZMW299.3bn, up from ZMW253.1bn in the original budget. #ThinkAfrica

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#USD/#ZAR has moved back towards 16.51, but the pressure remains relatively contained given the scale of the #oil move, we expect caution to persist in the market as we head into the weekend and see scope for the pair to close around 16.45 for the day. #Markets

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🇺🇸/ZAR at 16.54 ⬆️
🇪🇺/ZAR at 18.52 ⬆️
🇬🇧/ZAR at 22.12 ⬆️
🇨🇳/ZAR at 2.48 ⬆️
🛢️Oil at USD114.34 ⬆️
#Markets

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.@DeBeers has transferred its initial USD73m contribution to the Diamonds for Development Fund, a joint initiative with the #Botswana government to promote economic diversification, industrialisation and job creation beyond the diamond sector. #ThinkAfrica

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#Namibia: FY26/27 mid-year budget review. #ThinkAfrica

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This saw #USD/#ZAR pull back to 16.47, before falling to an intraday low of 16.33 on positive signals from the #MTBPS. #Markets

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Headline #CPI surprised to the downside at 4.5% y/y in September, against our expectation of 4.8%. #Markets

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The #rand steadied through a dichotomy of forces yesterday. #Markets

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🇺🇸/ZAR at 16.44 ⬆️
🇪🇺/ZAR at 18.49 ⬆️
🇬🇧/ZAR at 22.04 ⬆️
🇨🇳/ZAR at 2.46 ⬆️
🛢️Oil at USD111.58 ⬆️
#Markets

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The @GhanaGOLDBOD has announced plans to end the export of raw minerals by 2030 as part of a broader strategy to increase domestic value addition, deepen local refining capacity, and retain a larger share of mineral revenues within the #Ghanaian economy. #ThinkAfrica

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#SouthAfrica has indicated it may reopen its market to #Botswana beef exports, subject to agreement on stringent animal disease-control measures to manage #FMD. #ThinkAfrica

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#Egypt: Remittances from Egyptians working abroad rose 27.2% y/y in the first eight months of 2026, reaching a record USD34bn between January and August 2026, up from USD27bn in the corresponding period of 2025. #ThinkAfrica