OPINION/EDITORIAL

Africa’s Inflation Among Region’s Most Urgent Challenges

(Photo: AdobeStock) October 20, 2022/IMFBlog By Marijn Bolhuis and Peter Kovacs Sub-Saharan Africa faces one of the most challenging economic environments in years, marked by a slow recovery from the pandemic, rising food and energy prices, and high levels of public debt. One of the most urgent issues confronting the region is […]

Nigeria’s Road to Crude Oil Production Recovery

October 20, 2022/United Capital Research The maiden edition of the Annual Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) summit takes place amid seismic shifts and grave concerns for the industry. Oil markets have been more closely watched this year-2022, as its market fundamentals have been the single […]

The Naira: How Much Devaluation Should We Expect?

October 20, 2022/CSL Research According to Bloomberg, Bank of America’s (BoA) economist said in a note that based on three indicators- the widely used black-market rate, the central bank’s real effective exchange rate, and the bank’s own currency fair value analysis, the Naira is 20% overvalued, noting that there is […]