April 16, 2021/Proshare by CardinalStone Research According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Nigeria’s headline inflation rose for the 19th consecutive month to 18.17% YoY (February 2021: 17.33% YoY). The current inflation reading surpassed our forecast of 17.90% and represented Nigeria’s highest YoY inflation rate in 50 months. The […]
OPINION/EDITORIAL
IMF Weekend Read: External Threats to Asia’s Recovery
April 16, 2021/IMF We focus on Regional Economic Outlooks for Asia and the Pacific, the Middle East and Central Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, sub-Saharan Africa, and Europe; the economic benefits of fighting climate change; digital money and remittances; accountability and transparency in government finances; and the urgency of […]
Ghana March 2021 CPI: Base Effects to Taper Inflationary Pressures
April 16, 2021/Cordros Report Ghana’s March inflation rate rose by 10.30% y/y (February: 10.30% y/y) compared to Cordros’ estimate of 10.35% y/y and Bloomberg’s average consensus forecast (10.22% y/y). Compared to the previous month, the headline inflation increased by 0.9% m/m (February: 0.8% m/m). The increase was primarily due to […]
