June 4, 2020/IMFBlog Martin Mühleisen, Vladimir Klyuev, Sarah Sanya The coronavirus crisis is a crisis like no other, and for emerging market and developing economies (EMDE), it has triggered a policy response like no other, both in scope and magnitude. Despite their diversity, and in some cases, strained resources, this […]
OPINION/EDITORIAL
Inflationary Pressure, Weakening Pockets
Culled—Proshare June 4, 2020 By FBNQuest Research Today we turn our attention to inflation. The headline rate has recorded steady upticks since September 2019. The highest increase was seen in October with 36bps while February, March and April 2020 registered increases of 7bps, 6bps and 8bps respectively. Food inflation […]
Employment in Nigeria decreased marginally – PMI Report
June 3, 2020/Mediacraft Despite predictions of a huge rise in unemployment due to the negative impact of the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) on businesses in the country, the Nigeria Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) report has revealed that employment in Nigeria decreased marginally as about 98% of companies kept their workforce numbers. […]
