Panelists: Olivier Blanchard, Economic Counsellor and Chief Economist, IMF Research Department Jorg Decressin, Deputy Director, IMF Research Department Thomas Helbing, Division Chief, World Economic Studies, IMF Research Department Abdul de Guia Abiad, Deputy Division Chief, Research Department Gita Bhatt, Communications Department Ms. Bhatt – Good morning. Good day to those […]
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Regional Economic Growth to ease 7.6% in 2014-Report
-As World Bank IMF Set for Spring Summit By Peter OBIORA InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-The World Bank Monday projected a regional economic growth that will ease to 7.6 percent (7.6%) in 2014 from 7.8% in 2013 as its sets with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for its annual spring meeting. The […]
Nigerian Naira Heads for Two-Week Low as Oil Price Retreats
Nigeria’s naira depreciated for a third day, heading for the lowest in two weeks as oil, the nation’s key export, retreated and prompted a slide in the external reserves of Africa’s biggest oil producer. The currency of sub-Saharan Africa’s second-biggest economy slid 0.1 percent to 158.10 per dollar by 11:31 […]
