OPINION/EDITORIAL

Expansionary Budgets Raise Debt Burden

March 23, 2022/Proshare by FBNQuest Research We see from the Debt Management Office’s (DMO) latest quarterly data release that the total domestic debt for the 36 states of Nigeria and the FCT amounted to NGN39.6trn as at December ’21, representing a rise of 4.1% q/q. Combined, the debt burden is […]

MPC Review: CBN continues to “Wait and See”

March 23, 2022/United Capital Research Yesterday, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) concluded its second meeting for 2022. The MPC held the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) at 11.5%, Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) at 27.5%, asymmetric corridor at +100/-700 basis point around the MPR, while Liquidity ratio was retained at 30.0%. Notably, […]

Building an Inclusive and Sustainable Culture to Power Mobility in Africa

March 23, 2022/JNPR Marjorie Saint-Lot, General Manager for Ghana and Ivory Coast at Uber Women across the world have faced higher barriers to access to opportunities when compared with men. According to McKinsey’s Power of parity:  Advancing women’s equality in Africa report, due to the continent’s failure to embrace gender […]