September 30, 2021/CSL Research Earlier this year, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in one of its circular banned Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) from facilitating all cryptocurrency activities through their platforms. Since then, players have leveraged the use of Peer to Peer (P2P) for settling cryptocurrency trades, a decision that […]
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How Emerging European Economies Found a New Monetary Policy Tool
The main entrance of the headquarters of the central bank of Serbia. Serbia was one of several emerging European economies to deploy asset purchases during the pandemic. (photo: BalkansCat by Getty Images) IMF COUNTRY FOCUS September 29, 2021/IMF By William Lindquist, Nadeem Ilahi, and Jaewoo Lee IMF European Department The purchase […]
Increasing Competition Policy Enforcement Across Africa
September 29, 2021 By Angelo Tzarevski, Associate Director, and Zareenah Rasool, Candidate Attorney, Competition & Antitrust Practice, Baker McKenzie Johannesburg Competition policy continues to be viewed by regulators as a key driver of economic growth globally. Across Africa, competition policy enforcement is increasingly being employed as a tool to boost […]
