OPINION/EDITORIAL

The African Union Covid-19 Response Fund: a new social contract

We need African resources for African transformation, and the fund is a significant step in that direction June 19, 2020/Ecobank Foundation By Ebba Kalondo, Carl Manlan The African Union recently rolled out the Partnership to Accelerate Covid-19 Testing (PACT) (https://bit.ly/2BoT9wh) building on the lessons from past outbreaks and epidemics. In […]

Weekly Pan-African Monitor | Monetary Policy in Africa: Shooting for growth

June 19, 2020/United Capital Report Monetary Policy in Africa: Shooting for growth In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, global monetary policy authorities have launched several expansionary programs, to cushion the virus’ negative economic effect on growth. African economies were no different, as the pandemic posed a threat to decades […]

2020 Mid-Year Outlook: COVID-19 Pandemic Reframes Narrative

Financial Markets: Review & Outlook June 19, 2020/Cordros Report The case for the weak performance of the Nigerian equities market over the years has been tied back to a dearth of strong, market-friendly policy reforms. At the start of 2020, the plan to gradually remove implicit energy subsidies, alongside renewed […]