March 6, 2020/United Capital Research Recently, the South African Statistical body – Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) – published the country’s GDP report for Q4-2019. According to the report, South Africa slipped into a technical recession during the quarter (second time in two years) as the seasonally adjusted and annualized real GDP contracted for the second […]
OPINION/EDITORIAL
Governments Can Help Save Lives From The Coronavirus
March 5, 2020/IMFBlog This blog is part of a special series on the response to the coronavirus. By Vitor Gaspar and Paolo Mauro A key role of government is to protect the well-being of its people—most crucially and visibly during emergencies such as the recent outbreak of the coronavirus. The […]
Agusto Consulting Predicts Nigeria Will Be Affected by Weaker China Imports
March 5, 2020 by Jimi Ogbobine In a recent discussion on Nigeria’s macroeconomic outlook for 2020 and 2021, Agusto Consulting has predicted that Nigeria’s inflation rate would become slightly higher than the long-term rate of 12%. The consulting firm have also envisaged that the negative outlook for the economy within […]
