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Ghana's central bank kept its main interest rate (GHCBIR=ECI), opens new tab at 27.00% on Friday, as food price increases drove consumer inflation (GHCPIY=ECI), opens new tab higher for the second month in a row. While inflation has…

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has called for measures to slow the birth-rate in the Arab world's most populous country, citing China's one-child policy as an example. "We need 400,000 births per year," said the leader of the…

Ghana is set to reduce the rate of the controversial Electronic Transfer Levy to 1 percent from 1.5 percent. As part of the review of the e-levy act, however, the GHS 100 daily threshold meant to cushion vulnerable people will be…