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Launch year
2022
Edition
36th edition of The World Ahead
Market focus
Nigerian edition / Nigeria and West Africa
Produced by
CT Productions, under exclusive licence from The Economist
The World Ahead 2022

UNDER EXCLUSIVE LICENSE

23 March 2022 | Nigerian edition, under exclusive licence from The Economist

The World Ahead 2022 marked CT Productions’ launch of a Nigerian edition of The Economist’s annual future-focused publication under exclusive licence. The edition combined The Economist’s global forward-looking analysis with local content on Nigeria and West Africa, with the stated goal of ensuring African voices, opportunities and success stories were better represented to an international audience.

Tom Standage, Editor-in-Chief, The World Ahead: “This is the 36th year that we have published our future-gazing annual, which now appears in over 90 countries and in more than 20 languages — and we are delighted at the launch of this Nigerian edition.”
Key themes / programme
  • The major themes, trends and events expected to shape 2022.
  • Nigeria’s recovery and resilience after recession and the pandemic.
  • Technology, agriculture, infrastructure and entertainment as growth opportunities.
  • The future of business and investment in Nigeria and West Africa.
  • Representation of African voices in a globally recognised publication.
Watch & read more

| Full publication page, PDF & video: The World Ahead 2022

| Pre-launch context: read here

| The World Ahead hub: all editions

Digital press

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