September 19, 2024/CSL Research The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) recently released the Business Expectation Survey (BES) for August 2024, covering three key sectors: Industry, Services, and Agriculture. The survey was conducted with a sample size of 1,600 business enterprises nationwide, and a response rate of 96.1% was achieved. The […]
OPINION/EDITORIAL
FAAC Allocation Falls MoM in August 2024
September 19, 2024/FBNQuest Research A recent report published by the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) shows that the federation’s revenue disbursement to the three tiers of government amounted to about N1.2trn in September 2024 (from August 2024). The gross payout in August was -11% m/m, or -N155bn, less than the […]
Office Hours with Gary Gensler: Systemic Risk in Artificial Intelligence
September 19, 2024/US SEC This video can be viewed at the below link.[1] What might Scarlett Johansson and romcoms teach us about artificial intelligence and systemic risk in our capital markets? There was a movie back in 2013 called “Her” in which Scarlett Johansson plays Samantha, an AI-powered virtual assistant. […]
