Tag: Gross Domestic Product

IMF Projects Mali’s GDP to Grow by 6.6% in 2014

By Peter OBIORA InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Friday projected the growth of Mali’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to grow by 6.6 percent (6.6%) in 2014. This is coming on the heels of the first visit of Christine Lagarde, the Managing Director (MD) of the Fund to […]

Niger’s GDP to Increase by 6.5% in 2014-IMF

By Peter OBIORA InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Monday said Niger’s Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is expected to grow to 6.5 percent (6.5%) in 2014. This is coming on the heels of the discussions with the Nigerien authorities on the second and third reviews of the economic […]

First-quarter GDP seen at 3 percent but momentum ebbs

Economic growth probably gained steam in the first quarter on strong consumer spending, but the momentum is already ebbing and could slow further as the impact of automatic government spending cuts kick in. Gross domestic product likely expanded at a 3.0 percent annual rate, according to a Reuters poll of […]