October 19, 2021/OilPrice.com Chart of the Week – With WTI trading above 80 per barrel, shale drillers in the US are increasingly likely to reduce capital discipline and use their recent cash windfall on new drilling rigs in 2022. – The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects US shale output […]
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How Gender-lens Investing can bolster institutional investments into Africa for the post-pandemic recovery
October 19, 2021/Edelman The Covid-19 crisis has turned a glaring spotlight on the challenges facing women in Africa, who were already carrying a heavy care-burden. The funding gap for women-owned businesses in Sub-Saharan Africa and women-led fund managers is currently estimated at $42bn, in often-overlooked sectors, and in industries where […]
Housing Prices Continue to Soar in Many Countries Around the World
Image Credit: IMFBlog CHART OF THE WEEK October 18, 2021 By IMFBlog While most economic indicators deteriorated last year, house prices largely shrugged off the effects of the pandemic. Of the over 60 countries that enter into the IMF’s Global House Price Index, three-quarters saw increases in house prices during 2020, […]
