
Africa Economics
This service offers in-depth economic analysis of the outlook for economic growth, inflation, trade, currencies and policy rate trends and independent market forecasts for 15 countries: Nigeria, South Africa, Angola, Kenya, Ethiopia, Ghana, Uganda, Zambia, Côte d’Ivoire, Tanzania, Mozambique, Botswana, Rwanda, Mauritius and Namibia.
The subscription to this service includes 3-4 emailed publications a week, access to our online research archive and our economists, and the opportunity to attend our conferences, forums and webinars.
- Timely, clear and concise research.
- Unique, independent forecasts.
- Rapid responses, concise summations and detailed analysis.
Featured Economists
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Virág Fórizs
Emerging Markets Economist
Virág Fórizs joined Capital Economics in 2019 and is an economist on our Emerging Markets team, focusing on Sub-Saharan Africa. Virág’s work includes research into how global commodity markets shape the region’s economic outcomes, how political risk informs growth dynamics and monetary policymaking, and the role of international creditors in managing debt loads. She has been recognised as a leading analyst of the region, including being awarded most accurate Nigeria economic forecaster by Focus Economics in 2020. Virág is often quoted in global and local media, including in the Financial Times, Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal, Reuters and Al Jazeera. Prior to joining Capital Economics, she worked at Verisk Maplecroft, the European Commission, and the United Nations. Virág holds an undergraduate degree in economics and political science from the University of Toronto, and a master’s degree in international and development economics from Yale University.
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Jason Tuvey
Deputy Chief Emerging Markets Economist
Jason Tuvey is our Deputy Chief Emerging Markets Economist, working closely with William Jackson to oversee our coverage of Emerging Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa. Jason joined Capital Economics in 2012 and has developed a strong track record in that time. He currently produces our day-to-day research on Mexico and, before that, established himself as one of the world’s foremost analysts of Turkey’s economy and financial markets, winning multiple forecast accuracy awards from Refinitiv, Focus Economics and Consensus Economics. Jason regularly engages with clients to deliver our latest insights on developments in the emerging world. Jason’s research has spanned a wide variety of topics, including debt restructuring talks in Sub-Saharan Africa, economic reforms in Saudi Arabia and the implications of unorthodox policymaking in Turkey. Jason regularly presents to clients and has been widely quoted by the world’s leading media organisations, including the Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg. He holds a degree in Economics from the University of Bath.