(Credit: iStock/hxdbzxy) IMF COUNTRY FOCUS February 19, 2026/IMFBlog By Daniel Garcia-Macia, Sonali Jain-Chandra, Siddharth Kothari, Yizhi Xu More forceful macroeconomic stimulus, stronger social protection, and fiscal support for the property sector can help boost domestic demand, especially consumption China’s economy has proved resilient in the face of multiple shocks, boosted […]
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Nigeria’s Capital Importation Surges in 9M 2025, Driven by Portfolio Inflows
February 19, 2026/CSL Update The National Bureau of Statistics has released its Capital Importation Report for the second and third quarters of 2025, showing a strong rebound in foreign capital inflows into Nigeria. Total capital importation for Q2 and Q3 2025 combined stood at US$11,135.27 million. In Q3 2025 alone, […]
N328.5Bn Billing: How Political Patronage Built Lagos’ Agbero Shadow Tax Empire
February 18, 2026 By Blaise Udunze Lagos prides itself as Africa’s commercial nerve centre. It markets innovation, fintech unicorns, rail lines, blue-water ferries, and billion-dollar real estate. Though with the glittering skyline and megacity ambition lies a parallel state, a shadow taxation regime run not from Alausa, but from motor […]
