August 6, 2021/IFC/NGX Nigerian companies scored better than global averages for some aspects of women’s participation in the workforce, but will need to further step up efforts to bridge the gaps that remain between women and men in the private sector, according to an IFC study conducted in partnership with […]
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NGX Becomes First African Exchange to Galvanize Private Sector Participation in Closing Gender Gaps
August 6, 2021/NGX Nigerian Exchange Limited (“NGX” or “The Exchange”) has become the first exchange in Africa to galvanize private sector participation in closing gender gaps across employment and entrepreneurship with the launch of the Nigeria2Equal Peer-Learning Platform and the first-of-its-kind Gender Gap Assessment Report, themed, Gender Equality in Nigeria’s […]
IMF Governors Approve a Historic US$650 Billion SDR Allocation of Special Drawing Rights
August 2, 2021/IMF The Board of Governors of the IMF has approved a general allocation of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) equivalent to US$650 billion (about SDR 456 billion) on August 2, 2021, to boost global liquidity. [1] “This is a historic decision – the largest SDR allocation in the history […]
