(IMAGE: LOGAN-00/ISTOCK BY GETTY IMAGES) November 24, 2021/IMFBlog By Rasmane Ouedraogo and David Stenzel Stopping violence against women is not only a moral imperative, new evidence shows that it can help the economy. It’s being called the “shadow pandemic”—an increase in physical, sexual and emotional abuse of women is taking place amid the […]

November 24, 2021/CSL Research Recently, the Nigerian Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) was enacted. The act provides for the complete deregulation of the downstream sector – a provision which should ordinarily imply an end to the subsidy regime in Nigeria. Contrary to the provisions of the act however, the Federal Government […]

November 24, 2021/United Capital Research In line with our expectations, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) met yesterday and voted unanimously to keep all policy variables unchanged. Notably, the committee hinted at a rate hike in the near future, noting the US and other advanced economies’ impending hawkish tilt and the […]