January 7, 2025/CSL Research According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the growth rate of the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector slowed to 5.92% y/y in Q3 2024, compared to 6.69% in Q2 2024. On a q/q basis, however, the sector saw a slight improvement, rising […]

January 6, 2025/CSL Research Provisional data from the Central Bank of Nigeria for October 2024 highlights a positive trade performance, driven by stronger growth in export earnings compared to imports. The trade surplus expanded to US$2.21 billion, up from US$2.07 billion in September. This improvement was fueled by a 3.51% […]

(Credit: Chunip Wong/iStock by Getty Images) January 5, 2025/IMFBlog By Tristan Hennig and Shujaat Khan Asia-Pacific’s economies are likely to experience labor market shifts because of artificial intelligence, with advanced economies being affected more. About half of all jobs in the region’s advanced economies are exposed to AI, compared to […]