Luanda, July 14, 2026 (Lusa) — The governor of the National Bank of Angola (BNA), Manuel Tiago Dias, announced on Tuesday that analysts revised the inflation forecast for Angola downwards to 8.6% at the end of 2026 and the economic growth forecast upwards to 3.6%.

“With stable price conditions expected in the coming months, the Monetary Policy Committee [CPM] has revised its inflation forecast downwards to 8.6% at the end of 2026, with a margin of error of plus or minus one percentage point,” said the governor at the conclusion of the 130th Ordinary Meeting of this body, which concluded today in Malanje province.

At the CPM’s previous meeting, held in May in Luanda, the Angolan central bank’s forecast stood at 11.5%.

According to the latest data from the National Statistics Institute (INE), year-on-year inflation stood at 10.11% in June, compared with 19.73% in the same month last year, confirming the trend of slowing price rises.

Meanwhile, the forecast for Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rose from 3.5% to 3.6%, driven by the non-oil sector, which is estimated to have grown by 4.32%.

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