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FED, FOMC Committee Release Economic Projections from the December 12-13 FOMC Meeting

December 13, 2023/US Federal Reserve The attached tables and charts released on Wednesday summarize the economic projections made by Federal Open Market Committee participants in conjunction with the December 12-13 meeting. Projections (PDF) | Accessible Materials

2024 Budget Proposal: BudgIT Highlights Alarming Issues, Discrepancies, and Calls for Urgent Review

December 11, 2023/BudgIT BudgIT, a leading civic-tech organization promoting transparency, accountability, and effective service delivery in Nigeria, has raised concerns over the proposed 2024 Appropriation Bill presented to the National Assembly by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Recall that in August 2023, we itemized ten plagues that the Tinubu administration should […]

COP28: AfDB Garners Significant Global Support for Climate Action in Africa

The Bank has launched several flagship initiatives to help African countries implement the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals December 11, 2023/AfDB The African Development Bank Group’s initiatives towards building a climate-resilient Africa drew significant support at the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference (COP28), garnering […]