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  • [ May 13, 2025 ] Nigeria’s economy on a rapid rise but so are prices Economic News
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Aggregate Demand and Supply

Coronacrisis in the USA: negative growth and the worst decline since 2008

May 3, 2020 TheCuriousEconomist Comments Off on Coronacrisis in the USA: negative growth and the worst decline since 2008

The stats are now out on the performance of the American economy for quarter one of 2020, and it’s not good news. According to the US Bureau of Economic Analysis, the world’s largest economy contracted […]

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Consumer and Business Behaviour

A tale of two businesses: winners and losers of a global lockdown

April 22, 2020 TheCuriousEconomist Comments Off on A tale of two businesses: winners and losers of a global lockdown

Netflix and chill? Yes please, but not with a Coca-Cola. Recent announcements from these two corporate giants have given us an interesting insight into consumer trends and how staying at home is affecting demand differently […]

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Consumer and Business Behaviour

Oil prices go negative in the US – how and why?

April 21, 2020 TheCuriousEconomist Comments Off on Oil prices go negative in the US – how and why?

Since the outbreak of the coronavirus in January this year, there have been numerous economic events which have been simply unprecedented in their nature. The latest of these, in the wacky world of Covid-19, is […]

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Consumer and Business Behaviour

Petrol prices plummeting towards £1 per litre as the price war for oil continues and drivers stay off the roads

April 7, 2020 TheCuriousEconomist Comments Off on Petrol prices plummeting towards £1 per litre as the price war for oil continues and drivers stay off the roads

The cost of petrol in the UK is nearing £1 for the first time in four years. This is the result of an extremely volatile start to 2020 for the petrol market as it encounters […]

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Kenya and the US look set to sign a free-trade deal despite Trump’s attacks on global trade

February 7, 2020 Comments Off on Kenya and the US look set to sign a free-trade deal despite Trump’s attacks on global trade

Under President Trump, the US stance towards global trade has become increasingly protectionist, with billions of dollars of tariffs placed on goods from countries all over the world, engagement in a devastating trade war with […]

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U.K. Government Seizes Control of British Steel Plant

April 15, 2025 Comments Off on U.K. Government Seizes Control of British Steel Plant

It’s a dramatic move—but one the U.K. government believes is essential for national economic security. In an extraordinary step, the government has taken control of British Steel’s Scunthorpe plant under emergency legislation to prevent its […]

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Nigeria’s economy on a rapid rise but so are prices

May 13, 2025 Comments Off on Nigeria’s economy on a rapid rise but so are prices

Nigeria’s economy grew 4.6% year-on-year in Q4 2024, marking its fastest expansion in a decade. According to the World Bank, the full-year growth rate reached 3.6% and is expected to continue in 2025. This is […]

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