December 14, 2021/Oilprice.com Chart of the Week – Despite fears of Omicron playing a large role in markets and the media, OPEC raised its global oil demand forecast for Q1 2022 this week, arguing that Omicron would only have a mild and brief impact.  – In its monthly report, OPEC expects world […]

(LJUBAPHOTO/ISTOCK BY GETTY IMAGES) December 14, 2021/IMFBlog By José Garrido and Jan Nolte  As e-money use grows, regulators need to focus on consumer protection and the integrity of the overall payments system. Imagine you go to pay for your morning coffee and your stored-value card returns an error message, or the wallet in […]

December 14, 2021/United Capital Report Last week, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) released a report on Mineral Production Statistics for 2019 and 2020. According to the report, solid mineral production climbed by 18.0% y/y in 2020, totaling 64.3mmt, up from 54.5mmt in 2019. Kogi, Ogun, and Cross River States […]