September 22, 2022/FBNQuest Earlier this month, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) published the Foreign Trade Statistics report for Q2’22 which showed that Nigeria’s trade balance further improved to a surplus of NGN2.0trn (from NGN1.2trn in Q1’22). This is the country’s highest trade balance in the last 16 quarters. The […]

(Photo: IMF) September 21, 2022/IMFBlog By Habtamu Fuje and Jiaxiong Yao Many economies in sub-Saharan Africa grew at a record pace before the pandemic. Ethiopia and Rwanda, for example, saw some of the fastest expansions in the world—an average of more than 7.5 percent per year over the past two decades. However, […]

September 21, 2022/Hill+Knowlton Strategies  The net-zero carbon emissions ambition of world leaders is accelerating the global shift away from hydrocarbon-based energy sources and towards renewables. Many governments are making sustainable investments a strategic thrust and are using policies and incentives to drive innovation in renewable energy technologies. As a result, […]