How is Sub-Saharan Africa weathering the Covid-19 pandemic? Better than expected, conclude our panellists on this episode of Trade Finance TV. This is region, as Dr Rebecca Harding puts it, “blown about by things happening outside its control”. Take Nigeria, where 10% of its GDP comes from oil exports that…
Rebecca Harding
MENA trade, Covid-19 and oil price volatility
One of the big winners of globalisation has been the Middle East and Northern Africa (MENA) region. As MENA diversifies from hydrocarbons, it has evolved into a trade hub. But Covid-19 has disrupted this journey and trade has been slowing down. Although capacity is being restored after the collapse of…