AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoCentral Banking Watch: South Africa’s Reserve Bank kept the repo rate unchanged at 7% (prime 10.5%) as June inflation jumped to 5% on fuel-linked transport costs, while it warned municipal dysfunction is weighing on growth and households. Health Systems & Ebola: WHO pledged support for Africa to strengthen health systems at the AU in Accra, as Congo’s Ebola outbreak passed 1,000 deaths and spread far faster than the 2014-16 crisis. Energy & Investment: Nigeria’s Dangote Refinery secured $2.5bn private investment to expand capacity and plans a major East Africa refinery in Lamu. Trade Finance Reality Check: AfCFTA’s promise still struggles to reach SMEs due to infrastructure gaps, border friction and limited trade finance. Agribusiness Credit Skills: Ghana ran a biofortified maize SME training to improve business planning, bookkeeping and market linkages for better access to financing. Sports Funding: South Africa approved R3m emergency support so national hockey teams won’t have to self-fund the World Cup. Policy Debate: Kenya’s tea levy was defended as uptake hits 93%, with levy costs framed as paid by buyers to fund research and marketing.
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