GDP per capita is a critical measure used to assess the economic well-being of individuals in a country, as it represents the ...

When we talk about the strength of a country's economy, one of the first things that comes up is Gross Domestic Product, or GDP. According to the IMF, South Africa is projected to remain Africa’s ...

DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - African countries plan a fresh push at international summits this year for standard measures of economic strength such as GDP to have better recognition of their vast natural ...

The Sub-Saharan region of Africa has had its economic growth stifled by events that could be described as whimsical, owing to how unforeseeable they have been. The Sub-Saharan region of Africa has had ...

Despite an unsteady global economy and intensifying geopolitical risks, Africa is poised to chart a new economic course, with real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) expected to rise steadily from 4.0 per ...

To walk around Luanda, Angola’s capital, is to tour a graveyard of another era. Half-finished or empty skyscrapers loom over the sun-kissed corniche. Some of the bars along the beach are gaudy ...

Ethiopia has long benefited from close ties to the West, China and emerging powers. In 2004 Western and multilateral creditors wrote off more than $3bn of its debts. Since 2000 it has received more ...

Finance minister Enoch Godongwana says that South Africa's tax to GDP ratio is the highest it has ever been, with taxpayers ...

What does it mean to live a good life? Psychologists and social scientists have been focusing on a new idea called flourishing – a sense of well-being that goes beyond just happiness or success. It’s ...

A crucial economic indicator, the debt-to-GDP (gross domestic product) ratio offers important clues about the fiscal health and economic stability of a nation. A crucial economic indicator, the ...