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Emily Fitts appointed Chair of the Monitoring Group

March 5, 2026/IOSCO The Monitoring Group (MG) is pleased to announce that Ms. Emily Fitts has been appointed the new Chair of the Monitoring Group, effective immediately. The Monitoring Group (MG) is a group of international financial institutions and regulatory bodies committed to advancing the public interest in areas related to international […]

Dangote Refinery Reaffirms Commitment to National Energy Stability Amid Global Market Volatility

March 5, 2026/Dangote Group Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals reassures Nigerians of its unwavering commitment to serving as a stabilising force amid recent shocks in the international oil market. The conflict in the Middle East has led to the shutdown of some refineries and cut in refinery production across the […]

Adequate Reserves Shield Economies From Shocks and Strengthen Resilience

(Credit: malija/iStock by Getty Images) International reserves Building foreign exchange reserves requires sound policies and takes time, but global efforts to lower the cost of holding them can help March 5, 2026/IMFBlog By Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas Participants at Saudi Arabia’s Al-Ula conference in February rightly lauded emerging market economies’ impressive resilience since the global financial […]