Updates

Minister in the Presidency and Brand South Africa to host the 5th installment of the annual Nation Brand Forum

September 17, 2021/ICP Media The Minister in the Presidency and Brand South Africa are to host the fifth instalment of the annual Nation Brand Forum, which will bring together a wide range of stakeholders to chart the way forward to realise the goals of the Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan […]

United Capital Weekly Pan African Monitor Friday 17th September 2021

September 17, 2021/United Capital Research Anglophone West Africa Nigeria According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Nigeria’s headline inflation rose to 17.01% y/y in Aug-2021, printing lower than Jul-2021 inflation estimates (17.38%), implying that the rate of change in prices continued to subside. According to the Debt Management Office, […]

IMF MD Disagrees with Report on Role in Investigation of Data Irregularities in Doing Business 2018, 2020

September 16, 2021/IMF Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement on the Report on Investigation of Data Irregularities in Doing Business 2018 and Doing Business 2020 : “I disagree fundamentally with the findings and interpretations of the Investigation of Data Irregularities as […]