OPINION/EDITORIAL

SSA Monetary Policy Response to COVID-19: At the expense of price stability?

July 3, 2020/United Capital Report The global outbreak of the novel Coronavirus in early 2020 precipitated an economic crisis in the sub-Saharan African region as the prices of key export commodities (especially crude oil) of most countries within the region slumped, prompting a panic exit by foreign portfolio investors and […]

Fragile Macro Conditions to Hinder Loan Creation

Culled—Proshare July 2, 2020 by CSL Research Fitch ratings agency in a recent report on the Nigerian banking sector expressed that the present economic downturn will weigh heavily on the ability of Nigerian banks to grow their loan books. The agency projected that loan growth will decline from 14% year-on-year […]

Equity: the key to unlocking a sustainable economic recovery

July 2, 2020/EBRD By Axel  Reiserer The Covid-19 pandemic has had tremendous effects on our societies. The loss of lives and the health crisis in general has been devastating. Secondary to this, as societies closed down to limit the spread of the disease, economic activity ground to a halt. As […]