OPINION/EDITORIAL

Oil Markets Prepare For Bankruptcies, Layoffs And A Drilling Slowdown

March 13, 2020/OilPrice.com Oil prices have fallen nearly 50 percent since the start of the year and the short-term outlook isn’t looking very promising as OPEC and Russia continue to boost supply.   Friday, March 13th, 2020 It has been a horrific week for oil prices, and crude is down about […]

Africa’s Economy and Coronavirus: Business as usual?

March 13, 2020/United Capital Report In recent times, talks around the world have shifted away from the trade war/truce between U.S and China to the spreading impact of the viral disease – Coronavirus (COVID-19) that has swept into at least 114 countries and killed more than 4,000 people. Though no fatal […]

COVID-19 and the Nigerian Economy: Backed to the Wall

Culled—Proshare March 12, 2020 By CardinalStone Research Executive Summary The rapid spread of COVID-19 has clearly altered global economic outlook for 2020. Recently, the World Health Organisation (WHO) classified COVID-19 as a pandemic, suggesting a possibility of further shutdown across economies with knock-on effects likely to negatively distort global trade […]