OPINION/EDITORIAL

2019 in Review: The Global Economy Explained in 5 Charts

December 18, 2019/IMFBlog By Gita Gopinath, Gian Maria Milesi-Ferretti, and Malhar Nabar Global growth this year recorded its weakest pace since the global financial crisis a decade ago, reflecting common influences across countries and country-specific factors. Rising trade barriers and associated uncertainty weighed on business sentiment and activity globally. In […]

Nigeria FY 2020 Outlook – A Delicate Sprout

Culled—Proshare December 17, 2019 By Vetiva Research The need to attract FDIs Since the start of 2019, we have observed a greater adoption of accommodative monetary policies by major advanced economies. This spurred foreign portfolio flows to Nigeria and other developing markets, with positive interest rate differentials. However, the same […]

Onerous Debt Burden For Most States

Culled—Proshare December 17, 2019 By FBNQuest Research                                                                                 Having more than doubled in the three years to December 2017, we can see from today’s chart that the aggregate domestic debt of all state governments stabilized in Q2 2019 and that that of Lagos marginally declined (due to a sizeable principal […]