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 […]
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Improvement in Total Activity Level in April
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 […]
True Justice for Glencore’s Appalling Corruption Will Include Better Tomorrows for Those Hurt Most: Everyday Africans
Image Credit: AEC May 29, 2022/AEC Switzerland-headquartered commodities and mining multinational Glencore Plc has been making headlines lately for all the wrong reasons. Following prolonged investigations by Brazil, the United Kingdom, and the United States, two Glencore subsidiaries pleaded guilty May 24 to multiple charges of market manipulation and bribery, […]
