Publications
Extending MSMEs’ access to trade finance under the AfCFTA
While the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) provides opportunities for regional financial sector development, it also poses a real test for the continent’s financial system. The ability of Africa’s…
Download ↓ Read →Nigeria Economic Update (Issue 2)
Discussions are underway between the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and a range of foreign and Nigerian trading houses with the NNPC aiming to raise $1 billion oil prepayment towards…
Download ↓ Read →Nigeria Economic Update (Issue 1)
Discussions are underway between the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and a range of foreign and Nigerian trading houses with the NNPC aiming to raise $1 billion oil prepayment towards…
Read →Nigeria Economic Update (Issue 50)
Data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) shows that real GDP is projected to contract by 3.25 percent at the end of 2020 due to the negative impact of the…
Download ↓ Read →Building Businesses Back Better amid COVID-19 Pandemic in Africa
This research analyses the effects of COVID-19 pandemic on micro, small and medium business activities, and its implications for how to be better prepared for possible future socioeconomic shocks, and…
Download ↓ Read →Nigeria Economic Update (Issue 49)
According to the National bureau of Statistics1, total value of Nigeria’s merchandise trade grew to N8,374.4 billion in Q3 2020, representing a 34.15% increase when compared to the previous quarter.…
Download ↓ Read →Nigeria Economic Update (Issue 48)
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is taking critical steps in efforts to close the 8.5 percent gender financial inclusion gap and achieve 95 percent financial inclusion by 2024. 34,000…
Download ↓ Read →Nigeria Economic Update (Issue 47)
Nigeria has slipped into a recession after recording two consecutive quarters of negative growth rate. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by –3.62 percent in the third quarter of 2020 from…
Download ↓ Read →Inequality and female labour force participation in West Africa
This study examined the impact of income inequality on female labour force participation in West Africa for the period 2004 to 2016. The study employed the Gini coefficient, the Atkinson…
Read →Impact of the adoption of technological innovation on the credit acquisition of rice farmers in Senegal: A propensity score matching technique
This paper examines whether the adoption of the ASI thresher technology by rice farmers in the Senegal River Valley increases their access to credit and their creditworthiness through various pathways.…
Read →Comparative Study of Policy Responses to COVID-19 in LICs in Africa
This brief assesses the policy responses to COVID-19 among low-income countries (LICs) in Africa. Recommendations: Address the structural bottlenecks impeding the effective implementation of an appropriate policy mix by African…
Read →Drivers of Disparity: How Policy Responses to COVID-19 Can Increase Inequalities
Countries across the world have deployed macroeconomic policies to address the negative economic implications of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown measures. Recommendations: Divert newly available resources (such as unused…
Read →FARMER PERCEPTION OF CLIMATE CHANGE STRESSORS: ADAPTATION STRATEGIES AND EFFECT ON FARMER STRESS-MIGRATION
Study investigated the effect of farmer perceptions of climate change stressors on stressmigration using primary data collected by means of multi-stage sampling technique in 2012 on 120 irrigated upland rice-farming…
Download ↓ Read →Continental Integration & the Nigerian Economy
The Effect of the African Continental Free Trade Area on Medium Small and Micro-scale Enterprises in Nigeria The roadmap towards a regionally integrated Africa formally commenced with the signing…
Download ↓ Read →The Effect of the African Continental Free Trade Area on Medium Small & Micro-scale Enterprises in Nigeria
Recently, we worked with members of the organized Private Sector of Nigeria, supported by Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) Africa to research the growth potential of the African Continental…
Download ↓ Read →Green Finance Mechanisms in Developing Countries: Emerging Practice
To counter the devastating impact of COVID-19, calls are growing for countries to ‘build back better’ in an effort to create a more inclusive and sustainable economy that is climate…
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