Zambia debt crisis faces imminent tipping point

A loan from the IMF is now seen as a necessity but stumbling blocks remain

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Prospects for African economies to end-2020

The continent faces an unprecedented economic crisis in the wake of COVID-19

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Supply chain convulsions caused by the COVID-19 shutdowns have spread to mining, the most upstream sector

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The copper price rose towards the end of 2019, but the COVID-19 pandemic will sharply reduce demand through most of 2020

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Africa's already high debt distress has been exacerbated by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

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Rising inventories are bolstering supply but modest nuclear power demand from many regions will weigh on the price

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Oil markets are likely run a small surplus in early-mid 2020; price support rests on Saudi Arabia keeping OPEC to quotas

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Difficult external conditions continue to constrain growth but the effects are far from uniform

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Nickel is the only base metal whose price has risen sharply in 2019 and strong demand will continue to support the price

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Management and technological advances will overcome obstacles to raise mining productivity, albeit slowly and unevenly

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