March 17, 2022/IMF Statement from Odile Renaud-Basso, President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Werner Hoyer, President of the European Investment Bank (EIB), Carlo Monticelli, Governor of the Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB), Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and David Malpass, […]
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Trade Deficit Widens
March 17, 2022/CSL Research Based on data released by the National Bureau of Statistics, Nigeria’s foreign trade deficit widened to a record N1.94 trillion in 2021 as imports exceeded the value of the country’s exports. The reported trade deficit was 986% higher than a deficit of N178.3bn recorded in 2020 […]
Infrastructure Rollout Will Enable Africa to Expand LNG Exports and Meet Global Demand
March 17, 2022/AEC An increase in investment towards infrastructure development and gas E&P activities will enable Africa to position itself as a leading liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporter. Image Credit: AEC Global energy transition policies are pushing for an increase in the use of gas as a transactional energy resource, […]
