January 25, 2019/Verdade By Miguel Sanz When President João Lourenço attended the World Economic Forum (WEF) in the Swiss town of Davos last January, he suggested that the winds of change were blowing in Angola. His message to investors was clear: the economic outlook looks bleak, but Angola’s poor record […]
OPINION/EDITORIAL
A Weakening Global Expansion Amid Growing Risks
January 21, 2019/IMFBlog By Gita Gopinath While global growth in 2018 remained close to postcrisis highs, the global expansion is weakening and at a rate that is somewhat faster than expected. This update of the World Economic Outlook (WEO) projects global growth at 3.5 percent in 2019 and 3.6 percent […]
#FirstBankIssaVybe is a Case Study for Any Brand – Folake Ani-Mumuney
January 18, 2019 By Folake Ani-Mumuney In December 2018, FirstBank promoted a social media campaign tagged #FirstBankIssaVybe, #DecemberIssaVybe. It involved massive ticket giveaways to premium events in Lagos including the FirstBank sponsored Burna Live. Over 500 mostly VIP tickets, which cost from N15,000 to N50,000 – were given away and […]

