July 9, 2025/CSL Research Yesterday, we published our outlook for the second half of the year. As we begin H2, Nigeria’s growth prospects remain cautiously optimistic, consistent with the expectations set at the start of the year. This optimism is supported by improving economic momentum and early signs of moderating […]
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Active Mobile Subscriptions See Modest Year-on-Year Growth
July 8, 2025/CSL Research According to recent data from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), active mobile subscriptions rose slightly by 530,396—a modest year-on-year increase of 0.31%—from 172.14 million in May 2024 to 172.67 million in May 2025. However, on a month-on-month basis, the sector recorded a slight contraction. Active subscriptions […]
How to Stabilize Africa’s Debt
(Credit: Da Kuk/iStock by Getty Images) IMF COUNTRY FOCUS July 8, 2025/IMFBlog In the context of high global uncertainty, tighter global financial conditions, and rising borrowing costs, concerns about sub-Saharan Africa’s debt vulnerabilities are mounting. But the region is tackling this issue head-on and public debt ratios have stabilized on […]
