October 4, 2020/NBS Background In April 2020, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), with support from the World Bank, launched the COVID19 NLPS; a monthly survey of a nationally representative sample of 1,950 households to monitor the socioeconomic impact of the pandemic and other shocks. The first round (baseline) of […]
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All Region Terms of Trade Dips -0.79% on Weaker Trade with Europe, Africa and Asia-NBS
October 4, 2020/NBS Highlights Between April and June 2020 (Jan 2018=100): The All commodity group import index increased by 0.16%, driven mainly by increase in the prices of Footwear, headgear, umbrellas, sunshades, whips etc. The All commodity group export price index fell by -0.63 % due to a significant decrease […]
Record Number of Mayors Endorse the U20 2020 Communiqué
• Invest in “green and just” recovery for cities, U20 urges G20 leaders • 27-point U20 Communiqué urges G20 to invest and collaborate with U20 in four critical areas crucial to support sustainable urbanisation in the years ahead • Communiqué calls on G20 to commit and act “immediately on the […]
