June 29, 2020/Coronation Weekly The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently revised downwards its estimates of global economic activity. The global economy is now forecast to contract by 4.9% this year, with Nigeria due to shrink by 5.4%. Global equity markets were already nervous in June, giving up some recent gains. […]
OPINION/EDITORIAL
Low Internet Access Driving Inequality
June 29, 2020/IMFBlog By Mercedes García-Escribano COVID-19 and the Great Lockdown triggered a mass migration from analog to digital and highlighted that access to the Internet is crucial for socioeconomic inclusion. High-speed Internet is key for working from home, for children’s education when they can’t attend school in person, for […]
Nigeria Economic Outlook H2-2020: Up in the Air
June 29, 2020/United Capital Report Executive Summary Global Economy in 2020: Up in the Air In January 2020, we estimated that better trade terms between the US and China, improved clarity on the UK-EU economic ties, as well as an accommodative monetary policy stance by central banks across the world […]
