Angolan policymakers abandoned their currency trading band this week, suggesting that they are getting serious about reforming the FX system. The official exchange rate has fallen sharply in recent days, but remains overvalued compared to the widely-used parallel rate. Meanwhile, in South Africa, a leadership crisis within the country’s most investor-friendly political party could benefit more left-wing alternatives to the ruling ANC.
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