2/5/2016/CBN 1.0 Introduction The Statistics Department, Central Bank of Nigeria conducts a monthly survey of purchasing and supply executives of manufacturing and non-manufacturing organizations in 13 locations in Nigeria: – two states in each of the six geo-political zones, and the FCT (Fig. 1). The survey result is used to […]
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IMF sees sub-Saharan Africa growth near two-decade low in 2016
Tue May 3, 2016/Reuters By Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa is likely to slow this year to its weakest in nearly two decades, hurt by a slump in commodity prices, drought and the after-effects of the Ebola outbreak, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday. […]
Corruption: Nearly 1 in 3 paid a bribe in Middle East and North Africa in past 12 months
3/5/2016/Transparency International Nearly one in three citizens who tried to access basic public services in the Middle East and North Africa paid a bribe, a Transparency International (www.Transparency.org) report said today, showing that governments across the region have failed to hear their citizens’ voices against corruption. According to a public […]
