OPINION/EDITORIAL

Navigating through Bumpy Political Season and Tough Economic Headwinds

Nigeria Macroeconomic Update 2022 Q2 August 1, 2022/FSDH Research Kindly click here to download the full report on Macroeconomic Update 2022 Q2. Below is the summary: The Global Economy IMF downgraded global GDP growth following the impact of the war in Ukraine Data Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Global Inflation rate has risen faster creating […]

Soaring Inflation Puts Central Banks on a Difficult Journey

(Photo: Lechatnoir/iStock by Getty Images) August 1, 2022/IMFBlog By Tobias Adrian, Christopher Erceg and Fabio Natalucci Upside risks to the inflation outlook remain large, and more aggressive tightening may be needed if these risks materialize. Central banks in major economies expected as recently as a few months ago that they […]

Rising Food Prices: Another Month in the Trenches

August 1, 2022/CSL Research The continued rise in prices of food staples keeps pushing many households below the poverty line. According to the selected food price watch data for June 2022 released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), major consumer staples showed significant increases year on year and month […]