In remarks opening an event, Angola's Ministry of Finance, through State Secretary for the Budget Juciene de Sousa, argued that price stability in Angola depends on institutional quality, regulatory predictability and coordination across state bodies, not only on monetary and fiscal tools. The speech linked price stability to households' cost of living, business planning, investment decisions and the effectiveness of economic, fiscal and monetary policy. The remarks said unstable markets can stem from unpredictable regulation and weak institutional coordination as well as from economic shocks, and that decisions in transport, fuel, medicines, logistics and food security can have economy-wide spillover effects. Fragmented, ambiguous or overlapping institutional action raises inefficiency, regulatory uncertainty and costs for businesses and consumers. De Sousa also described competition as a public good tied to consumer protection and market confidence. In separate press comments, ARC chair Eugénia Pereira said the event had brought regulators together to gather sector input, share experience and seek coordinated responses to price pressures that are increasingly squeezing household purchasing power.
Ministry of Finance (Angola)2026-05-21
Angola's Ministry of Finance says price stability depends on institutional coordination and regulatory predictability
Angola’s Ministry of Finance stressed that price stability depends on institutional quality, regulatory predictability and coordination across state bodies, not only on monetary and fiscal tools, linking it to cost of living, business planning and policy effectiveness. The remarks highlighted that unpredictable regulation, weak coordination and fragmented institutional action can destabilise markets and raise costs, and underscored competition as a public good tied to consumer protection and confidence.