Vol 53 No 1 | NIGERIA How the economy defies politics 6th January 2012 Insulated from political chaos, this year’s budget assumes a gross domestic product growth rate of 7.2%. The International Monetary Fund reckons it may be just under 7%. Early...
Vol 49 No 22 | NIGERIAECONOMY Economy: Trouble in the markets 31st October 2008 Watching oil prices fall from US$147 a barrel to $57 over the past month and listening to endless media speculation about his health must have been disconcerting for...
Vol 54 No 23 | NIGERIA Politics versus the budget 14th November 2013 Promises of a ten per cent cut in state spending at the start of the election campaign defy political gravity No official reason was given for the postponement of President Goodluck Jonathan's budget speech to the National Assembly, to 19 November. But it is safe bet to assume...
Vol 57 No 17 | NIGERIA A dollar emergency 26th August 2016 Just as investment companies began advising clients to return to the Nigerian market to take advantage of the sharp depreciation of the naira currency over the past two...
Vol 1 (AAC) No 6 | NIGERIACHINA A $50 Billion Handshake 7th November 2008 Beijing may not want much to do with Nigeria A sizable and much-ballyhooed credit line looks to be little more than a goodwill gesture from China to Nigeria, promising much but delivering little. The brief fanfare attached to the initial...
