October 27, 2021/United Capital Research Earlier in the week, the World Bank’s Country Director for Nigeria, Shubham Chaudhuri, condemned the Federal Government’s (FG) sustained spending on petrol subsidy which is expected to hit N2.9tn by the end of the year. This criticism comes on the back of the recent rally […]
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The Importance of High Quality Independent Audits and Effective Audit Committee Oversight to High Quality Financial Reporting to Investors
October 26, 2021/US SEC Introduction[1] As we mark the upcoming twentieth anniversary of the enactment of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“SOX”),[2] it is critical for all gatekeepers in the financial reporting ecosystem (auditors, management, and their audit committees) to maintain constant vigilance in the faithful implementation of the requirements of […]
Seven Charts that Show Sub-Saharan Africa at a Crucial Point
The expected recovery in sub-Saharan Africa is slower than in other regions, leading to widening divergences. (photo: peeterv by Getty Images) By Abebe Aemro Selassie and Habtamu Fuje IMF African Department October 26, 2021 After an unparalleled contraction in 2020, sub-Saharan Africa is set to grow by 3.7 percent in 2021 […]
