OPINION/EDITORIAL

WTI Drops Below $100 For The First Time Since April

July 5, 2022/OilPrice.com Chart of the Week – Whilst most of 2022 could only be characterized as a period of hardship for Europe’s embattled industries, things are about to get even worse as Russian pipeline supply falls and power prices across the continent soared.  – Day-ahead prices in Italy and […]

OPEC+ Reconfirms Its Production Adjustment Plan

July 5, 2022/United Capital Research Last week, OPEC and OPEC + members held their 30th joint technical and ministerial meeting. The monthly meetings were held amid constricted supply owing to unrest in Libya, sanctions on Russia, and OPEC’s struggle to meet its output quotas. Given the strong oil market fundamentals, […]

E-Payments: Relatively Young and Getting It

July 5, 2022/CSL Research The latest data from the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) showed that the growth recorded across the various e-payment channels remained strong in the first four months of 2022 (January-April). Specifically, NIBSS Instant Payment (NIP) transactions recorded a solid 44.3% y/y and 50.0% y/y increase in […]