• 3.8 million Africans provided access to electricity in 2017, says President Adesina • Plans for 10,000 MW of solar power systems across the Sahel January 30, 2018/AfDB In line with its High 5 development priorities and, in particular, its agenda to Light up and power Africa, the African Development […]
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The Current Economic Sweet Spot Is Not the “New Normal”
Culled—IMFBlog By Maurice Obstfeld January 22, 2017 As the year 2018 begins, the world economy is gathering speed. The new World Economic Outlook Update revises our forecast for the world economy’s growth in both 2018 and 2019 to 3.9 percent. For both years, that is 0.2 percentage points higher than […]
Nigerian Insurance Fundamentals Remain Favourable-Fitch
January 23, 2018/Fitch Ratings Fitch Ratings says it expects the Nigerian insurance market to return to real gross written premium (GWP) growth in 2018 as favourable fundamentals support long-term development. The insurance industry in Nigeria declined in real terms in 2016 as high inflation eroded modest nominal GWP growth. As […]
