James Mwangi

James Mwangi covers African financial markets, commodities, and emerging economy trends for Economic Pulse.

🇺🇾 Uruguay’s Economy Shrinks in Q2 2026 as Inflation Hits 4.82% on Food Prices

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🇺🇾 Uruguay CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Uruguay’s economy contracted in the second quarter of 2026, according to tradingview.com on September 15, 2026. Consumer price inflation reached 4.82% year-over-year in August 2026, led by food prices, India’s News.Net reported on September 14, 2026. ICRA forecasts rising CPI … Read more

🇨🇱 Chile Inflation Hits 4.1% Annually as Central Bank Trims Growth Outlook Again

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🇨🇱 Chile CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Chile’s consumer price index rose 0.6% in August 2026, pushing the annual inflation rate to 4.1%, according to National Statistics Institute data reported by IndexBox on September 8, 2026. The August monthly reading matched a 0.6% gain, keeping price growth … Read more

🇷🇼 Rwanda’s Economy Grows 9.4% in Q2 2026 as Inflation Keeps Climbing

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🇷🇼 Rwanda CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Rwanda’s economy grew 9.4% in the second quarter of 2026, according to Capital FM Africa on September 16, 2026. The country’s inflation rate “continues to soar,” TradingView reported on September 10, 2026. Rwanda’s growth is being driven by an industrial … Read more

🇳🇦 Namibia Inflation Hits 2-1/2-Year High of 5% as El Niño Threatens Food Prices

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🇳🇦 Namibia CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Namibia’s annual inflation rate quickened to 5% in September 2026 — a two-and-a-half-year high, according to TradingView (Sept. 10, 2026). El Niño conditions could push Namibian food inflation up by 5 to 10 percentage points, Informanté reported (Sept. 15, 2026). … Read more

🇩🇿 Algeria Watches Global Inflation Split as Domestic Price Pressures Hold Steady

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🇩🇿 Algeria CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Global inflation picture is split: Italy’s CPI rose 3.3% in August 2026 on energy costs, while Botswana’s inflation eased to 9.3% the same month, per IndexBox reports dated September 16 and September 15, 2026. Monthly US-style CPI benchmarks showed a … Read more

🇿🇲 Zambia Inflation Eases to Fresh 2018-Low as Food Prices Cool

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🇿🇲 Zambia CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Zambia’s inflation rate eased to a fresh low not seen since 2018, TradingView reported on August 27, 2026. The slowdown marks one of the strongest disinflation stretches for Zambia’s consumer price index in nearly a decade, per the same TradingView … Read more

🇲🇦 Morocco’s GDP Growth Forecast Raised to 4.1% for 2027 as Inflation Cools to 3.4%

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🇲🇦 Morocco CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Morocco’s economy is forecast to grow 4.1% in 2027, according to Morocco World News on September 12, 2026. A separate forecast from Yabiladi.com, dated September 12, 2026, puts Morocco’s 2027 GDP growth at 4 percent. Consumer price inflation in Morocco … Read more

🇳🇬 Nigeria’s Inflation Falls to 15.39% in August 2026 as Food Prices Cool, NBS Reports

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🇳🇬 Nigeria CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Nigeria’s headline inflation eased to 15.39% in August 2026, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), as reported by Daily Post Nigeria and PM News Nigeria on September 15, 2026. Food price growth slowed in August, helping pull the … Read more

🇲🇲 Myanmar Faces Rising Food Costs as Central Bank Weighs Policy Path

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🇲🇲 Myanmar CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Myanmar’s Central Statistical Organization tracks consumer prices while the Central Bank of Myanmar manages the kyat (MMK) — the country’s monetary authority sets interest rate policy in Naypyidaw. The Central Bank of Myanmar has held its policy rate steady as … Read more

🇵🇰 Pakistan Inflation Returns to Double Digits at 11.1% in August 2026

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🇵🇰 Pakistan CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Pakistan’s headline inflation rose to 11.1% year-on-year in August 2026, according to Profit by Pakistan Today (Sept. 1, 2026). The reading marks a return to double digits, described by FM Bharat (Sept. 3, 2026) as the first time in recent … Read more