(Credit: fivepointsix/Getty Images) March 10, 2025/IMFBlog South Africa is well-positioned to confront significant longstanding challenges that have been holding the economy back: declining real per-capital income, persistent unemployment, pervasive poverty, and one of the highest inequality rates in the world. These outcomes reflect deepening structural rigidities and governance weaknesses, evidenced […]
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Nigeria Records Trade Surplus of N3.43Trn in Q4 2024
March 10, 2025/CSL Research Nigeria recorded a trade surplus of N3.43 trillion in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2024, according to the latest foreign trade report from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). Total merchandise trade stood at N36.61 trillion, reflecting a 2.2% increase from Q3 2024 and a significant […]
U.S. Tariffs Exacerbate Macro Concerns for Mexican Corporates
March 5, 2025/Fitch Ratings The new 25% U.S. tariffs imposed on Mexican goods and uncertainties around trade relations significantly worsen the business environment for Mexico’s corporates, exacerbating macro concerns and threatening Mexico’s nearshoring prospects, says Fitch Ratings. The diversified industrials and autos sectors will be more directly affected, with issuers […]
