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A Blip or a Trend? – Inflation dropping to 17.78%, first time in 15 months – Rewane

Culled—Proshare March 14, 2017/FDC Economic Bulletin Headline inflation slowed by 0.94% to 17.78% in February, the first decline in 15 months. This development came as no surprise as the markets were already anticipating a reversal in trend. Also, Nigeria’s SSA peers such as Angola, Mozambique and Congo, reported a similar […]

Maintaining the Positive Momentum of the Global Economy

March 14, 2017 by iMFdirect By Christine Lagarde Baden-Baden, the German spa town built on ancient thermal springs, is a fitting venue to discuss the health of the global economy during this week’s meeting of the Group of Twenty finance ministers and central bank governors. Policymakers will likely share a […]

Base Effects Strike Down Inflation rop In Headline Inflation

Culled—Proshare March 14, 2017/ARM Research In our January inflation report, we argued that base effects from the 45% increase in electricity tariff in February 2016 set a high hurdle for headline CPI to maintain its current run rate. Click Here toDownload February 2017 CPI(PDF) Report   Consequently, we concluded that inflation […]