OPINION/EDITORIAL

Nigeria’s Federal Revenue to GDP Ratio Remains Abysmally Low Compared to Peers

July 27, 2022/CSL Research Data obtained from the Organisation for Economic Corporation and Development (OECD) revealed that the Nigeria’s gross Federal Revenue to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ratio has declined consistently from 17.9% in 2011 to 6.1% in 2016, 7.6% in 2019 and 4.67% in 202o and remains the lowest […]

Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Growth Among Highest in Region Amid Significant Challenges

Image Credit: IMF IMF Country Focus July 26, 2022/IMF By Guillaume Nolin, Aminata Toure and Solo Zerbo July 25, 2022 Related Links Staff report for DRC 2022 Article IV Extended Credit Facility (ECF) Regional Economic Outlook Democratic Republic of the Congo and the IMF According to a recently completed annual […]

Bullish Sentiment Creeps Back Into Oil Markets

July 26, 2022/OilPrice.com Chart of the Week – The spread between the world’s two leading crude benchmarks, Brent and WTI, is as wide as it has been in more than three years, moving as far as $8.50 per barrel recently.  – Previous strength in WTI has been tangibly beaten down by […]