OPINION/EDITORIAL

Oil Prices Fall Back Despite Bullish Predictions

January 21, 2022/OilPrice.com Oil prices rallied this week on a set of bullish predictions from major investment banks but may have climbed too high too fast. Friday, January 21st, 2022 Leading investment banks issued their outlooks for 2022 this week, with both Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley expecting crude oil […]

Consumer Goods Sector: Emerging from the Woods

January 21, 2022/CSL Research The Food, Beverages, and Tobacco sub-segment of the manufacturing segment of the Nigerian economy has continued to hold the fort in the manufacturing space despite several macro-economic headwinds since 2015. Recovering from the 3.0% dip recorded in Q2 2020, the segment recovered to post an average […]

Fragile and Conflict-Affected Economies Are Falling Further Behind

(IMAGE: ERHUI/ISTOCK BY GETTY IMAGES) January 21, 2022/IMFBlog CHART OF THE WEEK By Franck Bousquet Even before the pandemic, fragile and conflict-affected states (FCS) already confronted some of the greatest challenges among the world’s economies. While not all FCS face active conflict, most are at risk: global levels of violence are at […]