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African Currencies Are Under Pressure Amid Higher-for-Longer US Interest Rates

May 15, 2023

Laurent Kemoe, Moustapha Mbohou Mama, Hamza Mighri, Saad Quayyum

Weaker currencies make the fight to curb inflation harder given the region’s dependence on imports

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Interest Rates Likely to Return Toward Pre-Pandemic Levels When Inflation is Tamed

April 10, 2023

Jean-Marc Natal, Philip Barrett

How close will depend on the persistence of public debt, on how climate policies are financed and on the extent of deglobalization

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New Worries for Central Bankers

March 1, 2023

Gita Bhatt

This issue of F&D explores how inflation dynamics have forced a re-think of how central banks conduct monetary policy

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How Africa Can Navigate Growing Monetary Policy Challenges

April 4, 2022

Tobias Adrian, Gaston Gelos, David Hofman

Tools such as foreign exchange intervention can ease the effects of shocks but need to be carefully weighed against potential longer-term costs.

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Three Policy Priorities for a Robust Recovery

February 16, 2022

Kristalina Georgieva

We must work together to end the pandemic, navigate monetary tightening and shift focus to fiscal sustainability.

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Taming Market Power Could (also) Help Monetary Policy

July 21, 2021

Romain Duval, Davide Furceri, Marina M. Tavares

Some central banks are currently debating whether to tighten monetary policy to fight inflationary pressures, after having eased decisively in response to the COVID-19 shock.

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