OPINION/EDITORIAL

Nigeria June 2024 CPI: Base Effect to Support Disinflation in July

July 15, 2024/Cordros Report Based on the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) June CPI Report released earlier today, headline inflation rose by 34.19% y/y in June, reflecting a 24bps increase relative to the previous month (May: 33.95% y/y). We highlight that the inflation print was 19bps higher than both Cordros’ […]

Europe Can Better Support Venture Capital to Boost Growth and Productivity

(Credit: IMF Photo) July 15, 2024/IMFBlog By Nathaniel Arnold, Guillaume Claveres, and Jan Frie The European Union has a productivity problem. Its people produce nearly 30 percent less per hour worked than they would have, had real output per hour worked increased in line with that in the United States since 2000. […]

Still on Crude Supply to Dangote Refinery

July 15, 2024/CSL Research A recent Punch news report indicates that the Federal Government (FG) and crude oil producers in Nigeria are committed to ensuring a sustainable supply of crude oil to local refineries using a market-determined pricing system. Both parties emphasized that this commitment aims to allow operators (crude […]