May 22, 2025/CSL Research The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released the Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) report for April 2025, covering the Industry, Services, and Agriculture sectors. The composite PMI stood at 52.2 points, indicating continued positive momentum in the Nigerian economy. This marks the fifth consecutive month of […]
OPINION/EDITORIAL
When Legacy Meets Preparedness – Olusegun Alebiosu as CEO, FirstBank Group
May 22, 2025/FirstBank of Nigeria By Aniekan Ezekiel What happens when legacy meets preparedness? What results from such a combination? Let us not be in a hurry to put forward any answers yet. Instead, let us consider first the opposite situation: When legacy meets unpreparedness. The world abounds […]
Fostering Core Government Bond Market Resilience
(Credit: Torsten Asmus by Getty Images) May 21, 2025/IMFBlog By Tobias Adrian, Kleopatra Nikolaou, Jason Wu The smooth functioning of government bond markets is important for the safety and soundness of broader capital markets, especially amid heightened financial market volatility. Bond markets recently adjusted sharply to an abrupt re-assessment of the global […]
