OPINION/EDITORIAL

Implications of Impending U.S Interest Rate Hike

December 22, 2021/United Capital Research At the Dec-2021 Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting held last week, the committee voted to ramp up the speed at which it reduces its bond purchases, putting the Fed on course to eliminate the emergency quantitative easing (QE) program three months earlier than expected. […]

Nigeria’s Total Debt Stock on the Rise

December 21, 2021/Proshare by FBNQuest Research Last week, the Debt Management Office (DMO), published Nigeria’s total public debt portfolio figures. Based on the report, Nigeria’s debt climbed to NGN38.0trn (USD92.6bn) as at September 2021, up 15% year-to-date, from NGN32.9trn in 2020. Y/y, the debt portfolio has risen by 18% from […]

IMF Podcasts: The Year in Review

(IMAGE: IMF) December 21, 2021/IMFBlog The past year has brought us new challenges even as the old ones persist. If anything, the ongoing pandemic has taught us to think differently about tackling the challenges and questions we currently face when it comes to big issues like climate change, gender equality, […]