Economics

African Central Banks Set to Hold Rates With Focus on Growth

  • Only South Africa and Zimbabwe seen raising borrowing costs
  • Central banks in nine economies to decide on interest rates
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Central banks in some of Africa’s biggest economies will likely look past high inflation and U.S. policy tightening and hold interest rates over the coming weeks to shore up their recoveries from the Covid-19 stasis.