Daily Archives: June 2, 2020

  • Nigeria GDP: Sliding into recession

    On Monday we learned about Q1 2020 GDP, up by 1.87% year-on-year (Q4 2019: +2.27% y/y) with Non-oil growth at just 1.55% y/y. The Non-oil growth drivers were Agriculture and Telecoms, but both showing slightly weaker growth than before. Going forward, we expect the large Trade sector to continue with negative growth (-2.82% in Q1), …

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  • Coronation Merchant Bank organizes virtual forum on the impact of COVID-19 and declining Oil Prices on the Nigerian Economy

    Despite the uncertainties in the economy, Coronation Merchant Bank remains optimistic that there are yet investment opportunities in Nigeria’s economy. This was disclosed by a team of analysts at the Coronation Breakfast Session, tagged “Discovering the New Normal: Impact of COVID-19 and Collapse of Oil Prices” that held recently in Lagos. The breakfast session which …

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Year Ahead-Re-risking the financial system

Year Ahead 2020: Re-risking the financial system

Oil prices: In a global oil market threatened with over-supply, it appears that OPEC, and its ally Russia, are doing a good job of limiting production.