Rwanda's urban inflation driven higher by food prices
The consumer price index for urban areas in Rwanda has risen by almost 3% due and this has been attributed partly to higher food prices.
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Zambia inflation at 10-year low
Zambia's inflation has slowed to its lowest rate in at least 10 years, mainly due to a bumper maize crop that led to low prices of the staple.
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Food prices pummel the poor
Food prices, which increased by just 1% last year, have increased by a whopping 10.6% so far this year.
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Reserve Bank worried about oil, food prices
The South African Reserve Bank remains concerned about the effects of rising oil and food prices on the outlook for inflation, Gill Marcus says.
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Rand grants reprieve
If the currency weakens it will mean higher prices for food, fuel and other imported products.
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Food inflation a key economic risk
Global food prices have reached an all-time high and food inflation is on the rise. Will South Africa also be affected?
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China to subsidise food after price spike
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Soaring prices feed social unrest
The cost of meat, sugar, rice, wheat and maize soars as the World Bank predicts five years of price volatility.
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SA economic confidence rises in September
SA's economic confidence rose in September, largely due to expected easing in interest rates and inflation in 2009, a survey showed on Thursday.
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Food price inflation increases
The July year-on-year increase in the consumer price index for food is 17,8% -- the highest rate since January 2003, an agriculture body says.
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