June 2, 2022/CSL Research Following the conclusion of the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) presidential primaries, with a total of 371 votes out of 764 votes, the former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, emerged as the PDP presidential candidate for the 2023 elections. With the die cast for the PDP, Nigerians eagerly await […]

Shinjuku shopping district, Tokyo, Japan. Photo: (iStock/Nikada) June 2, 2022/IMF By Piyaporn Sodsriwiboon, Purva Khera, and Rui Xu IMF COUNTRY FOCUS The Japanese economy is recovering from the pandemic as related uncertainty and supply constraints subside and consumption gradually rebounds. Growth will accelerate to 2.4 percent this year, the fastest […]

May 30, 2022/CSL Research The recently released NGX Domestic & Foreign Investment report for April 2022 showed that the total value traded increased by 11.1% m/m to N205.9bn (US$494.3m) in April from N185.26bn (US$445.25m) in March 2022. Unlike in the previous month (March), where the All Share Index (ASI) returned […]