November 3, 2021/CSL Research Building on the brewing momentum that has seen improved road networks, the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN), on Monday communicated its intention to issue another round of Sukuk Bond. The issuance follows three (3) previous issuances in 2017, 2018, and 2020 when the FGN raised N100.0bn, […]
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Finland’s Green Building Revolution
The Helsinki Central Library Oodi in Helsinki, Finland. (photo: Tuomas Uusheimo) IMF COUNTRY FOCUS November 2, 2021/IMF By Steven Dorst This article first appeared in the most recent issue of Finance & Development Magazine produced in conjunction with COP26 With fires, landslides, and floods raging around the world, the climate crisis demands […]
Brave New World: Tracking Trade from Space
(PHOTO: PAWINEE/ADOBE STOCK) CHART OF THE WEEK November 2, 2021/IMFblog By Serkan Arslanalp, Robin Koepke, and Jasper Verschuur When the onset of the pandemic drastically changed economic conditions across the globe, policymakers with access to real-time economic data were much better placed to make quick, informed policy decisions. A new world of big data […]
