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Tracking Trade During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Most trade takes place by sea, and—for navigational safety purposes—virtually all cargo ships report their position, speed, and other information many times a day. A new IMF methodology using these data can help better inform us how international trade is affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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What is the Impact of Coronavirus on the Nigerian Economy?
An Introduction Though started on December 30 2019 when Dr. Li Wenliang dropped bombshell in his medical school alumni group on WeChat about the kind of illness he had seen from seven patients, the coronavirus was officially recognized by the Chinese scientists on January 7, 2020. According to NYTimes, the virus has sickened more than 64,400 people in China and 24 other countries. Source: NYTimes Measuring the Impact on the Nigerian Economy As it stands, china is the world’s largest importer of crude oil as well as the world’s second largest oil consumer according to the data from General Administration of Customs. China imported approximately 10.12 million barrels of crude…
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Assessment of Nigeria’s Economic Performance in 2019
Major broad highlights of the year range from the country’s general elections February, to the world credit rating agencies downgrading Nigeria in December. This research report provides a broad assessment into Nigeria’s economic performance in 2019.
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Nigeria’s Export Trade is Still Largely Driven by Crude Oil
The aim of this research work is to identify the key drivers of growth in the export category as well as examine the compositions of Nigeria’s imports while explaining the country’s misplaced priority in terms of the production and exportation of certain commodities.
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