November 2, 2021/CSL Research The rising prices of food staples are pushing many households below the poverty line. Based on the selected food price watch data for September 2021 released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), major consumer staples showed significant increases year on year. Though food inflation has […]
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Bank’s Credit to the Private Sector Rises as Economy Recovers
November 1, 2021/CSL Research The need for improved lending to the private sector amid the pandemic-induced economic shocks on many sectors of the economy cannot be over-emphasized. Interestingly, recent money and credit statistics released by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) showed a 1.3% m/m increase in credit to the […]
Not Yet on Track: Climate Threat Demands More Ambitious Global Action
Image Credit: IMFBlog October 31, 2021/IMFBlog By Kristalina Georgieva New IMF analysis shows gaps in ambition and policy needed to achieve emissions curbs that contain global warming. In 1785, Robert Burns reflected on how humanity has come to dominate our planet: “I’m truly sorry man’s dominion, has broken nature’s social union,” he […]
