November 19, 2021/IMF The Nigerian economy is recovering from a historic downturn benefiting from government policy support, rising oil prices and international financial assistance. The authorities’ pro-active approach has contained the COVID-19 infection rates and fatalities. With the emergence of fuel subsidies and slow progress on revenue mobilization, the fiscal […]
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Panama’s Story of Convergence
Panama City. Panama’s converging to US living standards faster than any other country in the region. (photo: Photoservice by Getty Images) IMF COUNTRY FOCUS November 18, 2021/IMF By Paola Aliperti, Julian Chow, Marina Rousset and Alejandro Santos IMF Western Hemisphere Department Amid a global pandemic, there’s been a lot of […]
Immediate Policy Action is Needed to Curb the Long-Run Impacts of the COVID-19 Crisis on the Lives and Livelihoods of Nigerian Households, says New World Bank Report
November 18, 2021/World Bank COVID-19 has hit countries with a health and economic shock whose effects will be felt far into the future. In countries, like Nigeria, that already faced complex development challenges, the pandemic continues to affect health outcomes, human-capital accumulation, household poverty and coping strategies, and labor-market dynamics. […]
