July 17, 2020/United Capital Report The outbreak of COVID-19 left a negative imprint on the revenue profile of most SSA countries (especially for crude oil and tourism dependent economies). As such, the need to cushion the negative impact, spurred government spending across the region. Also, this fiscal imbalance widened the […]
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Oil Market Tightens As Second COVID Wave Looms
July 17, 2020/OilPrice.com Bullish data from the EIA and promises from OPEC+ to eradicate under-compliance boosted oil markets, but fears of a second wave of COVID-19 cases are keeping a cap on oil prices. Friday, July 17th, 2020 The big oil market news of the week was the easing of […]
Infrastructure is so much more than bricks and mortar
Five years ago, the Ecobank Foundation collaborated with the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) to design a strategy that would help us become the ‘go-to’ partner in Africa July 16, 2020/Ecobank Foundation By Carl Manlan and Michael Mapstone Often when people speak about the need for infrastructure development in Africa, they are discussing […]
