It is commonly said that cash is king, and in many ways, this ideology has largely prevailed in Nigeria. (read more)

Recently, the Macro Desk of Vetiva Research released its Macroeconomic Outlook for FY’23, titled Riding the Seesaw. (read more)

Recently, the Macro Desk of Vetiva Research released its Macroeconomic Outlook for H2’22, titled A rude awakening. (read more)

Following the release of the IMF's most recent World Economic Outlook in January, new global developments have necessitated revisions to key indicator performance expectations. (read more)

First brothers, sharing the same heritage under the Soviet Union, but after its disintegration in the 1990s, a series of unbrotherly events have taken place between Russia and Ukraine. (read more)

Last month, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) launched the e-Invoice and e-Valuator to replace hard copy invoices used in foreign trade transactions. (read more)

For the first time since 2014, oil prices rose to $90 per barrel. (read more)

Recently, the Research Desk of Vetiva Capital Management Limited released its Macroeconomic Outlook for 2022, titled A shot at dawn. (read more)

Months after the Central Bank of Nigeria announced its intention to launch its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) - the eNaira, the CBDC has finally gone live. (read more)

Recently, the Research Desk of Vetiva Capital Management Limited released its Macroeconomic Outlook for H2’21, titled On the cusp of recovery. (read more)

It is barely a year since oil prices fell because of the pandemic-induced lockdowns and breakdown in OPEC+ talks. (read more)

Discovering missed output is easier in a storehouse than in an economy. (read more)

In what we can regard the most anxious time of the century, the rhetoric has evolved from the outbreak of the pandemic and approval of vaccines to the scramble for vaccines. (read more)

Recently, the research desk of Vetiva Capital Management Limited released its Macroeconomic Outlook for 2021, titled A break in the clouds. (read more)

By November 3, the United States of America (USA) will be making a choice between a Trump or Biden presidency. (read more)

As the media evidence of the murder of a young man got into public space, nation-wide protests erupted, clamouring for the end to police brutality especially by a section of the police force, known as the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). (read more)

The COVID-19 pandemic that has persisted through the year, has raised the need to protect people, stabilize demand and stimulate recovery. (read more)

As the world copes with the health implications of COVID-19, the turnout of events has resulted into severe implications for the fiscal positions of various emerging and frontier economies. (read more)

The year of the metal rat (i.e. 2020) is clearly not the year for the Nigerian consumer. A cross-current of declining incomes and rising prices implies that there is no robust consumer out there. (read more)

With the US Federal Reserve Bank poised to allow inflation moderately above 2%, interest rates in the US could remain low for as long as necessary to enable other economic areas in the US economy, such as the labour market, catch up. (read more)

The use of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as a measure of economic progress has been under fire by welfare economists in recent years as they postulate that GDP figures do not capture the adverse environmental effects of economic processes. (read more)

The Phillips curve indicates the trade-off between employment and price stability. (read more)

The world is reeling under the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Its devastating damage to humans, its influence over our daily interactions, and its economic consequences are all too clear. (read more)

The research division of Vetiva Capital Management Limited released its revised economic and market outlook for the 2020 fiscal year, titled “The Viral Shock”. (read more)

There’s been a paradigm shift in the global world economic order. The third wave of globalization that began in the 1970s is slowly winding down, and the coronavirus pandemic could just be the final nail on the coffin. (read more)

The same way COVID-19 symptoms are more severe in people with pre-existing health conditions, the resulting economic crisis is equally exposing and worsening financial vulnerabilities that have built up during a decade of extremely low rates and volatility. (read more)

The reality of the coronavirus pandemic is upon us and the outbreak is on course to upend business operations, profitability and continuity, inducing a steep recession. (read more)