OPINION/EDITORIAL

Global Current Account Balances Widen Amid War and Pandemic

(Photo: Lari Bat/iStock by Getty Images) August 4, 2022/IMFBlog By Giovanni Ganelli, Pau Rabanal and Niamh Sheridan The war in Ukraine and resulting increase in commodity prices are expected to contribute to a further widening this year. The lingering pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are dealing a setback to […]

Nigerian Manufacturers are Currently Singing the Blues

August 4, 2022/CSL Research A Punch news report indicates that the Nigerian manufacturers are going through troubled times as the double whammy of poor policies and economic headwinds continue to stifle the sector. Based on the data collected by the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, but analyzed by the local print […]

Rising Cooking Gas Price; a Cause for Alarm?

August 4, 2022/United Capital Research Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), popularly known as cooking gas, has soared in price during the past year. According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) Liquefied Petroleum Gas Price Watch report, the cost of refilling the 5kg cooking gas cylinder rose by 7.6% m/m to […]