OPINION/EDITORIAL

Russia-Ukraine Conflict Causes a Storm Across Commodity Markets

March 17, 2022 By S & P Global  Ratings   S&P Global Ratings believes that there’s a wide range of channels through which the conflict in Ukraine may affect emerging markets (EMs), according to its report published today, titled “Emerging Markets Monthly Highlights: Russia-Ukraine Conflict Causes A Storm Across Commodity […]

Digital Incumbents Fight Back

March 17, 2022/Edelman New BCG Research Shows That 30% of S&P Global 1200 Companies Are Successfully Executing Digital Transformations and Building the Disruptive Capabilities to Compete with Digital Natives A new cadre of companies—traditional businesses that are successfully executing digital transformations—are outperforming their peers and shaping up to compete with […]

Another Trade Deficit in Q4 2021

March 17, 2022/Proshare by FBNQuest Research Data from the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS) show that the total value of Nigeria’s merchandise trade increased by 75% y/y to  NGN11.7trn from a revised NGN6.7trn in Q4 ’20. The sharp increase is due to positive base effects as mobility restrictions led to […]