Here is why you should pick up a copy of The Guardian on Thursday. Find these stories and much more when you grab a copy of The Guardian on the newsstands on Thursday.

The coronavirus pandemic caused the largest GDP drop ever recorded for the 19 EU countries using the euro as currency, according to estimates. The eurozone economy has shrunk by over 12%, with Spain bearing the brunt.

Here is why you should pick up a copy of The Guardian on Saturday. Find these stories and much more when you grab a copy of The Guardian on the newsstands on Saturday.

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says gross credit to the manufacturing sector was N459.69 billion between the end of May and the end of October this year. The inflow credited to the Apex Bank’s recent policy on loan-to-deposit ratio. Meanwhile, the real GDP growth in Nigeria’s manufacturing sector was 1.1 percent year on year in the third quarter of the year. President of Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Mansur Ahmed joins CNBC Africa to discuss this story.

Nigeria targets 3.01% GDP growth in the third quarter of 2019

In "Futures In Focus," Paul Nolte, portfolio manager at Kingsview Asset Management, discusses the outlook for the U.S. dollar and crude oil with Bloomberg's Vonnie Quinn on "Bloomberg Markets."

Members of Nigeria's monetary policy committee will begin a 2-day meeting next Monday to review key macroeconomic indicators notably, inflation, GDP growth and the exchange rate.

Nigeria's first quarter GDP rate contracted at a slower rate, falling 0.52 percent compared to 1.73 percent in the same period in 2016.

Finance minister decries 6% Tax To GDP Ratio.

For Nigeria to achieve its target of 7 per cent growth in GDP by 2020, human capital development cannot be over-emphasised. Jimi Tewe, CEO of Inspiro Consulting joins CNBC Africa to discuss how best the country can address its skills gap.

China's premier warns that the world's second-largest economy faces "grave challenges", signalling a further deceleration as he announced a trimmed 2017 GDP growth target of "around 6.5 percent".

Johanna Chua, head of Asia-Pacific economic and market analysis at Citigroup Global Markets, comments on President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership.