September 6, 2022/IMF Photo: Fabian Irsara/Canva By Era Dabla-Norris, Federico J. Díez and Giacomo Magistretti Vietnam’s upbeat growth outlook is bucking the slowing trend elsewhere in Asia, with relatively subdued inflation that’s also an exception to the general rule in the region. The first half of this year saw a swift […]

September 6, 2022/United Capital Research In recent months, we have experienced weakened exchange rates in the parallel market, with the market shedding about 19.1% (previously N568.0 on 4-Jan)since the start of the year. In contrast, the I&E window remained relatively stable 2.8% (previously N422.7 on 4-Jan.) in 2022 due to […]

September 6, 2022/CSL Research The continued inability of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to remit any revenue to the government is a reminder that the huge subsidy payments termed as value shortfall/under recovery is no longer sustainable and raises significant fiscal concerns. The NNPCL did not transfer any […]