OPINION/EDITORIAL

Improved Regulation Could Moderate Stablecoin Credit Risks

December 27, 2021/Fitch Ratings Greater regulatory certainty over the status of stablecoins and their issuers could create market opportunities, as regulatory risk has deterred many financial institutions from engaging with stablecoin operators, says Fitch Ratings. Clearer and tighter regulation could clarify how far the credit profiles of stablecoin issuers diverge […]

Nigerian Consumer Goods: Fast Recovery Post-COVID-19

December 24, 2021/Proshare by FBNQuest  Research                                                                                                                                                                      Nigeria’s consumer goods industry has recorded a sharp recovery from 2020. This recovery was driven by rapid consumer demand and industry margins benefitting from higher product prices by Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) companies. Data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), show […]

Nigeria in Focus

December 24, 2021/Coronation Research The latest report from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in its series on foreign trade in goods shows the total value of trade as N13.28trn in Q3 ‘21, representing an increase of 10% on the preceding quarter and a y/y increase of 59%. Compared with […]