Manufacturers association of Nigeria releases maiden CEO’s confidence index
By CNBC
10 May 2019 |
5:25 am
With over 200 CEO's surveyed in its maiden Manufacturers CEO's Confidence Index, Nigeria's first-quarter reading came in at 51.3 points, depicting a manufacturing sector that is slightly above the minimum threshold. Mansur Ahmed the President of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria joins CNBC Africa to break down the findings.
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