Culled—Proshare October 2, 2020 by FBNQuest Research In one of our earlier columns, we noted, citing its central bank, that the volume of digital payments in Ghana increased by 81 per cent in Q1 2020. The lockdown in response to COVID-19 was the main factor although we should also mention […]

Culled—Proshare October 2, 2020 by UNCTAD Every year, an estimated $88.6 billion, equivalent to 3.7% of Africa’s GDP, leaves the continent as illicit capital flight, according to UNCTAD’s Economic Development in Africa Report 2020. Illicit financial flows (IFFs) are movements of money and assets across borders which are illegal in […]

Culled—Proshare October 2, 2020 by FBNQuest Research Our manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), the first of its genre in Nigeria, picked up from 52.3 to 54.8 in September. Our partner, NOI Polls, has gathered the data. The index can be found in advanced economies such as the ISM’s in the […]