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The ongoing reforms in Nigeria’s financial sector have contributed to a notable Balance of Payments (BOP) surplus, sustained ...

June 2024 US sectoral flows show a positive private sector result, leading to flat to weakly rising markets. Federal government spending, external sector deficit, and bank credit creation contribute ...

The US private domestic sector balance increased by $130bn in May 2023, a positive result driven by a $246bn injection of funds from the federal government. Bank credit creation retraction continued ...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has projected that the country’s external reserves will rise to $51.04 billion in 2026, supported by sustained foreign ...

In 2025, some macroeconomic indicators improved, but the mood on the ground did not. On the external front, the year opened on a stronger note. The country ends the year with record remittance inflows ...

A technical assistance (TA) mission on external sector statistics (ESS) was conducted to the Central Statistics Office (CSO) of Dominica as part of the Caribbean Regional Technical Assistance Centre ...