Muda Yusuf
17 Oct 2023
Rising food prices remain a source of concern for Nigerians, as the inflationary trend is not just spiking poverty levels but also increasing the number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet.
20 Sep 2023
Stakeholders have urged the Federal Government to establish quality economic governance, consistent with tested economic principles and empirical evidence.
2 Aug 2023
Prolonged forex illiquidity, inflation, high-interest rate regime and other macroeconomic headwinds have sustained lackluster interest in domestic equities as the total foreign inflow (TFI) to equities declined by 90.6 per cent in the last 10 years.
26 Jul 2023
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), yesterday, took a route to combating inflation as it tinkered with the asymmetry corridor, increasing banks’ incentives to unpack their idle funds.
24 Jul 2023
The Centre For the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE) has charged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to come up with a sustainable intervention to ensure the moderation of the current volatility in the forex market.
12 Jul 2023
Just last week, President Bola Tinubu suspended some tax measures, to address concerns of multiple and over-taxation raised by manufacturers and stakeholders, which they said is suffocating the productive sector.
9 Jul 2023
Manufacturers, Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) operators, business leaders, and economic groups, yesterday, sent a save-our-soul to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the need to cushion the harsh effects of the new administration’s economic policies on businesses, lives, and livelihoods.
3 Jul 2023
Renowned Economist, Dr Muda Yusuf, has urged the Federal Government to address the social outcomes of its recent reforms, especially the inflationary pressure induced....
3 Jul 2023
The Chief Executive Officer of the Centre for Promotion of Private Enterprises (CPPE), Dr. Muda Yusuf, has charged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to put measures in place to check high market volatility that has trailed official foreign exchange (FX) trading since June 14, when the current model was adopted.
21 Jun 2023
As Nigerian manufacturers and businesses head for the I & E window for foreign exchange, age-long problems that have threatened its possibility over time, lurk in the shadows if not properly addressed.
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Last week, President Bola Tinubu assented to the electricity bill, which empowers states, companies and individuals to generate, transmit and distribute electricity, repealing the Electric Power Sector Reform Act ...
12 Jun 2023
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