OPINION/EDITORIAL

Faltering Increases in Private Sector Credit Expansion

November 30, 2020/Proshare by FBNQuest Research Net domestic credit to the private sector increased by 12.4% y/y to NGN29.06trn at end-October according to the CBN. Its rate of growth has slowed for two successive months, and has actually gone into reverse on a m/m basis. Our own explanation is that […]

Don’t Underestimate the Power of Natural Gas to Transform Africa

The continent’s gas industry is on the verge of real transformation, as the African Energy Chamber (AEC) notes in our 2021 Africa Energy Outlook November 30, 2020/AEC By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber Africa has already made an indelible mark in the oil industry. It is home to […]

Nigeria Q3 2020 GDP: Non-oil economy adapts rapidly

November 27, 2020/Coronation Report Recently the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) released GDP data for Q3 2020, showing a decline of -3.62% y/y with Non-oil GDP falling by just -2.51% y/y. The Non-oil GDP growth drivers were the Telecoms sector (+17.36% y/y) and Agriculture (+1.39% y/y). These data are considerably […]