Godwin Emefiele, CBN Governor.
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefield, CON, says 2021 is expected t be a yer of active recovery for the global economy and Nigeria must not be left out. He spoke during Vanguard Economic Summit organised in collaboration with the Bankers Committee in Lagos on Friday.
It is indeed a pleasure to participate in this Summit, organized by the Vanguard Newspapers, and please permit me to express my deepest appreciations to a man I have great respect for, the publisher of Vanguard Newspaper, fondly called Uncle Sam Amuka.
I would also like to thank his management team, for their relentless efforts towards the success of today’s event. Given the external and domestic factors that are influencing current outcomes in our economy, I believe this summit presents a significant opportunity to address critical stakeholders on events that are shaping our economy, and the policy responses being embarked upon by the Central Bank of Nigeria to suppo
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CREA Stats (Jan.) National home sales rose 7.2% on a month-over-month basis in December.
Monthly Survey of Manufacturing (Dec.) Manufacturing sales decreased for the first time in three months, declining 0.6% to $53.7 billion in November.
In January 2021, China's Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) was 51.3 percent, down by 0.6 percentage point from last month, which was above the threshold for eleven consecutive months, indicating that the manufacturing industry continued to expand, but the pace slowed down.