OPINION/EDITORIAL

New U.S.-China Tariffs A Further Risk To Global Growth-Fitch

2/8/2019/Fitch Ratings New U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports represent an escalation of U.S. trade protectionism beyond our baseline forecasts, Fitch Ratings says. As part of a broader trend that includes increased tariffs and greater trade policy uncertainty, the move highlights a significant threat to global growth. On their own, the […]

Coronation Weekly: Stimulating Growth: An Interest Rate Adventure

August 6, 2019/Coronation Research Market interest rates continue their downward march and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) seems unflustered by a slight fall in foreign exchange reserves (to US$44.88bn). As a growth package the CBN might want to continue with this policy for the rest of the year. Can […]

Senegal’s Energised Renaissance

A chance for Senegalese economic growth is here but many steps need to be taken to avoid the pitfalls of a curse August 6, 2019 By Sebastian Wagner, CEO, DMWA Resources After decades of struggles against a deficient power generation system, Senegal is now at the verge of a paradigmatic […]