July 4, 2022/CSL Research Globally, infrastructure concession has proven to be a way of reducing infrastructure deficit in a nation. Based on a Punch news report, the Federal Government has begun to request for proposals (RFP stage) from the pre-qualified bidders for the concession of Nigeria’s four major international airport […]

July 1, 2022/Coronation Research The DMO held its monthly auction of FGN bonds on Monday last week. It offered N225bn but raised N226.1bn (USD536.5m) through re-openings of the 2025, 2032 and 2042 FGN bonds. Demand was considerably higher, as the DMO secured a total bid of N552.4bn. The successful bids […]

IMF COUNTRY FOCUS Image Credit: IMF July 1, 2022/IMF By the Portugal Country Team, IMF European Department After a deep pandemic-induced recession, the Portuguese economy gained ground in 2021 and GDP surpassed its pre-pandemic level in the first quarter of 2022. The recovery was driven by strong domestic demand and a bounce […]