By Yakubu LAAH InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-Nigeria’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) which measures inflation rate rose by 8.5 percent year-on-year (y/y) in March 2015 marginally higher from the 8.4 percent rate recorded in February, according to the latest CPI and inflation report from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). “This is […]

The International Monetary Fund (IMF), on Tuesday, at the ongoing Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group, projected that Nigeria’s economy would grow by a slower 4.8 per cent this year, from 6.3 per cent in 2014. According to the IMF’s World Economic Outlook (WEO) published this month, this will […]

IMF Survey April 14, 2015 Global growth forecast unchanged at 3.5 percent this year and 3.8 percent in 2016 Growth diverges: stronger in advanced economies, lower in emerging economies Macro risks decreased, but financial and geopolitical risks increased Global growth prospects are uneven across major economies, says the IMF’s latest […]