Angola turns to IMF, Rand wobbles, Zambia holds rates

Few details about Angola’s request for IMF aid have been released, but any deal would boost investor confidence. We revised down our rand/dollar exchange rate forecasts this week. A tweet from President Donald Trump subsequently highlighted the currency’s vulnerability to external factors. Elsewhere, policymakers in Zambia held their key rate on hold.

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