October 22, 2021/CSL Research The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) announced the suspension of its services on the Abuja-Kaduna rail line following a deadly attack on one of its trains by bandits. In a statement, the NRC described the incident as “an explosion” which affected the rail track and the fuel […]
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Sub-Saharan Africa: One Planet, Two Worlds, Three Stories
October 22, 2021/IMF Weekend Read Welcome to the Weekend Read! In today’s edition we close the last official week of our 2021 Annual Meeting with a tour of the IMF’s Regional Economic Outlooks. We also explore the areas of climate innovation, productivity, and look back at Annual Meetings events on globalism, […]
Surging Energy Prices May Not Ease Until Next Year
(PHOTO: TIMON SCHNEIDER BY GETTY IMAGES) October 21, 2021/IMFBlog By Andrea Pescatori, Martin Stuermer, and Nico Valckx Soaring natural gas prices are rippling through global energy markets—and other economic sectors from factories to utilities. An unprecedented combination of factors is roiling world energy markets, rekindling the memories of the 1970s energy crisis and […]
