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We Must Design Africa’s Power Systems for Reality, Not Abstraction

InvestAdvocate — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 21:56:09 +0000

March 23, 2026 Opinion, by Louis Strydom, Director of Growth and Development for Africa and Europe at Wärtsilä Energy Last year, I argued in my piece “Lean Carbon, Just Power”, that a limited and temporary increase in African carbon emissions is justified to meet the continent’s urgent electrification needs. That position was not a retreat from climate…

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How South Africa Can Unlock its Economic Potential

InvestAdvocate — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 22:32:01 +0000

IMF COUNTRY FOCUS (Credit: iStock by THEGIFT777) February 20, 2026/IMFBlog South Africa’s new inflation target is one of several actions helping to bolster macroeconomic stability; continued reforms, both macroeconomic and structural, can help maintain momentum and address longstanding vulnerabilities. South Africa demonstrated remarkable economic resilience in the face of global turbulence in 2025, successfully maintaining…

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How Ghana’s Central Bank is Helping the Economy Recover

InvestAdvocate — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 12:55:53 +0000

(Credit: IMF Photo) December 4, 2025/IMFBlog It’s been three-and-a-half years since a combination of homegrown vulnerabilities and external shocks created a severe macroeconomic and debt crisis in Ghana. Underpinned by an IMF-supported program, the country’s economic recovery is steadily gaining momentum, marked by a significant decline in inflation, an increase in international reserves, and a…

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