May 5, 2026/Coronation Report Summary Nigeria’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) released the Nigerian Domestic and Foreign Debt Report for Q4 2025, revealing a total public debt stock of N159.28 trn($110.97 bn), a 3.90% increase from N153.29 trn in Q3 2025, and N14.6 trn above the N144.67 trn recorded in […]
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Developing Countries Feel Squeeze From Lower Natural Resource Revenue, Falling Foreign Aid
Fiscal pressures in developing countries make stronger domestic revenue systems more important than ever May 4, 2026/IMFBlog By Mario Mansour, Fayçal Sawadogo Developing countries face major difficulties as income from natural resource extraction industries decreases and wealthier nations reduce their aid. Nontax revenue from natural resources extraction and foreign aid grants for […]
Global Disruptions Are Testing How the World Moves Goods and People
Shipping and flight disruptions highlight new fault lines in the global economy and their costs for growth and livelihoods (Credit: Elke Scholiers-Stringer/Getty Images) April 30, 2026/IMFBlog By IMF Blog Editors The war in the Middle East has severely disrupted maritime and air traffic, damaging infrastructure and interrupting transport corridors that […]
