OPINION/EDITORIAL

Power: Still in Need of a Leg-Up

November 3, 2021/Coronation Research Power shortages remain a prominent infrastructure gap in Nigeria. For businesses located in Nigeria, self-generation places pressure on operating expenses. Household wallets are also significantly affected by the same expense. The availability of power is a catalyst to boosting levels of industrial activity for economic development. […]

Building the Road to Development

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, […]

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 […]