Tag: Inflation

Liberia’s Inflation To Drop 6% in 2014

By Peter OBIORA InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-Liberia’s inflation will drop to 6.0 percent (6%) in 2014 the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Thursday. This is coming on the heels of the second review of the government’s economic program supported by the IMF under an Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement. Corinne […]

Nigeria central bank expects below-target inflation in 2014

Nigeria’s central bank expects inflation to remain below its single-digit target throughout 2014, as it has this year, Deputy Governor Kingsley Moghalu said on Thursday. He also said growth next year was projected at 7.6 percent, which compares with a rate this year of around 6.5 percent. He added that […]

IMF Projects -12.5% Decline in Ghana’s Economic Growth

By Peter OBIORA InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Wednesday said Ghana’s economic growth is likely to drop by -12.5 percent (-12.5%) from eight percent (8%) in 2012 to  seven percent (7%) in the current year.   This is coming on the heels of the Fund’s visit to the […]