July 1, 2021/Edelman Nina Triantis, Global Head of Telecoms, Media & Technology at Standard Bank Africa is poised for a data centre boom as internet penetration rates rise and the continent begins to play catch-up with other regions. For the time being, Africa accounts for less than 1% of the […]
OPINION/EDITORIAL
Early Months Suggest a Bright 2021 for United States Agricultural Exports
June 25, 2021/USDA International Agricultural Trade Report U.S. agricultural exports in the first four months (January – April) of 2021 were a record $59 billion, exceeding the previous record set in 2014 by nearly $5 billion. Robust global demand, high commodity prices, and increased U.S. competitiveness have led to record […]
Q1 2021 Debt Data: Domestic Debt Service on a Plateau
June 30, 2021/Proshare By FBNQuest Research The FGN’s domestic debt service has broadly stabilized, rising by less than 1% y/y to NGN613bn in Q1 ’21. Encouragingly, our chart shows a shift in debt service away from NTBs (Nigerian T-bills) towards FGN bonds, for which maturities now extend to 30 […]
