September 17, 2021/IMF Weekend Read Welcome to the Weekend Read! In today’s edition we look at taxation in the digital age, resilience of investment funds, our last, best chance on climate, reform of state-owned enterprise, and the economics of biodiversity; among other things. Global Economy Taxation in the Digital Age The […]

September 16, 2021/Fitch Ratings Fitch Ratings has assigned Nigeria’s proposed US dollar bond, to be issued under its Global Medium Term Note Programme, a ‘B’ rating. Key Rating Drivers The rating is in line with Nigeria’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR). Fitch affirmed Nigeria’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency IDR at ‘B’ […]

September 16, 2021/IMF Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement on the Report on Investigation of Data Irregularities in Doing Business 2018 and Doing Business 2020 : “I disagree fundamentally with the findings and interpretations of the Investigation of Data Irregularities as […]