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Nigeria August 2024: CPI Inflation to Increase in September on Higher PMS Prices

September 17, 2024/Cordros Report Headline inflation maintained a downtrend in August, which was primarily supported by the high statistical base from last year’s corresponding period. According to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) data reported by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), headline inflation declined for the second consecutive month in […]

August 2024 Inflation Report –– Inflation’s Retreat Continues

September 17, 2024/InvestmentOne Report Please click to download our August 2024 Inflation Update According to the latest data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for August indicated a continuation of the anticipated downward trend in inflationary pressures. The report revealed that the year-on-year […]

Political Parties of all Stripes are Pushing for Higher Government Spending

(Credit: Bombaert/iStock by Getty Images) September 16, 2024/IMFBlog By Era Dabla-Norris, Enrico Di Gregorio, and Yongquan Cao Conservative politics has traditionally been defined by its emphasis on fiscal prudence and the idea of a small state. While parties leaning left are usually associated with more spending and a larger presence of […]