data provider, Exchange Data International (EDI), organisations and investors seeking to invest in Africa will be able to access macroeconomic and financial data for all 54 countries on the continent in one spot.

AFED will enable clients efficiently compare sources on the same indicator, and all data collected is normalised and classed into 13 main groups including National Accounts, Inflation, Prices & Wages, Government & Society and Politics.

CEO at EDI, Jonathan Bloch said the AFED was created based on the gap perceived in the market for a consolidated source of macroeconomic data that will help support investor’s in making investment decisions.

The macroeconomic database currently covers more than 15,000 key economic and financial data indicators from 89 multilateral sources. These include Investment Real GDP by sector, domestic and external debt, grants, Consumer Prices, employment figures and industry related indicators such as gold and car production.

These figures are published by the source leaving clients the choice to adjust if required.

Subscribers can retrieve any and all data points of interest, whether directly from the online platform or via MS Excel using AFED’s integrated plug-in.

In addition to the macroeconomic data, EDI has grouped a number of its established datasets under a Capital Market module, providing subscribers with detailed African market data in one dedicated place. This module comprises equity and listed bond prices, credit ratings, fixed income reference data, stock exchange indices and FX and interest rates.

London-based EDI has about 20 years experience in covering all major markets with a special emphasis on emerging and frontiers markets’ political and economic sovereign risk.