OPINION/EDITORIAL

Budget Shortfalls and Revenue Underperformance

April 21, 2021/Proshare by FBNQuest Research The latest CBN monthly report reinforces our often stated view on the FGN’s public finances. Expenditure is not running away from the budget targets. Indeed aggregate FGN spending in March-December 2020 exceeded the pro-rata monthly budget of NGN901bn once fractionally, another time by 11% […]

Do’s and don’ts for successful online trading

Without a decisive game plan in place, trading can be considered exceptionally high risk and more of a gamble instead of a smart investment strategy April 21, 2021/Infinox Dany Mawas, Regional Director at INFINOX Capital (www.INFINOX.com) says there are several factors that are required for successful trading, and this is […]

Six Charts Show the Challenges Faced by Sub-Saharan Africa

IMF COUNTRY FOCUS By Abebe Aemro Selassie and Shushanik Hakobyan IMF African Department The economic cost of the pandemic for sub-Saharan Africa is unprecedented, and the region continues to grapple with the pandemic. Although the outlook for the region has improved since October 2020, the -1.9 percent contraction in 2020 […]