Economist warns of dangers of rising utility costs despite easing producer inflation

2026-02-19 - 00:05

A senior fellow at Africa Policy Lens says although producer price pressures have eased significantly over the past year, recent spikes in utility costs could push inflation higher in the coming months. Dr Eric Boachie-Yiadom said the overall slowdown in producer price inflation was a major win for fiscal consolidation efforts. However, he cautioned that