OGResearch Macro Portal Newsletter -- April 2026

 

April 10, 2026

Ethiopia

  • Planned large-scale infrastructure megaprojects will boost economic activity
  • Continued existence of parallel FX market will result in further depreciation
  • Strong local demand and accelerating credit growth will put upward pressure on inflation

Kazakhstan

  • Economic growth is set to decelerate as oil production faces structural bottlenecks
  • Steady depreciation will resume in line with the persistent inflation differential and a slowing Russian economy
  • Cooling demand and sustained tight policy will eventually bring inflation down

Kyrgyzstan

  • As war-related windfall gains fade, the economy is set to cool gradually
  • Fading windfall gains and an eventual Russian ruble weakening will put growing pressure on the currency
  • Further monetary policy tightening will bring inflation back to the 5–7 % target range

Read the forecasts in details on our Macro Portal.

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Forecast updates in April:

  • Mongolia
  • Tajikistan