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S. Africa employment, Nigeria targets imports again

This week’s South African employment figures were less positive than they appear at first glance. Elsewhere, official economic growth slowed in Ghana in Q1.  New poverty estimates caused a storm in Nigeria, where policymaking is taking a populist turn in the run-up to next year’s election.

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