February 4, 2025/CSL Research Data from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) shows a notable year-on-year decline in active mobile subscriptions in 2024. The total number of active subscriptions dropped by 59.79 million, or 26.61%, decreasing to 164.93 million in 2024 from 224.71 million in 2023. However, on a month-on-month basis, […]
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Oil and Gas Prices Drop Dramatically on Trade War Fears
February 4, 2025/Oilprice.com Michael Kern Editor, Oilprice.com In this week’s newsletter, we will take a quick look at some of the critical figures and data in the energy markets this week. We will then look at some of the key market movers early this week before providing you […]
Benin: An African Pioneer
(Credit: Hadynya/iStock by Getty Images) IMF COUNTRY FOCUS February 3, 2025/IMFBlog Benin faced a number of negative spillovers in 2022: a deteriorating regional security situation at its northern border, the lingering scars of COVID-19, and higher living costs amid the war in Ukraine. To help counter those headwinds, the country […]
