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Why lending to one African government pays 6% and another 25%
Ten African governments borrow for a year at rates from 6.29% in Tanzania to 25.67% in Egypt. What sets the price of money in each country — the central bank, inflation, the currency and trust — and what it means for savers and borrowers across the continent.
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What the Central Bank Rate is, and why it reaches your pocket
The Central Bank Rate is the price the Central Bank of Kenya sets for money. When it moves, Treasury bill rates, bank loans and savings rates follow, at different speeds. How it works, in plain words.
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Inflation and your money: the real return
If prices rise faster than your savings grow, you are getting poorer while your balance goes up. How to work out the real return, and why it decides whether saving is working.
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