Finance / Banking
Why a central-bank rate is different from your loan rate
Policy works through financial conditions and borrowing decisions rather than setting every commercial price.
AFRIKONS / IN FOCUS
Inflation & Prices
Deals, startups, currencies and the flow of capital.
Industries / Agriculture
What the FAO Food Price Index can—and cannot—tell shoppers
A global commodity benchmark and a local food-shopping bill measure different things.
Opinion / Industries
Food-price coverage should start closer to the shopper
Editorial preview: international benchmarks become more useful when reporting clearly connects them with local evidence.
Market / FX
Ugandan shilling faces pressure as Nigeria and Kenya steady
Finance / Banking
Congo central bank holds its policy rate at 12.5%
Industries / Agriculture