July 27, 2021/United Capital Research The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is scheduled to hold its fourth meeting of the year on 26th and 27th July 2021. The committee is expected to discuss, among other topics, developments in the global and domestic economies since its last sitting to decide the next […]

July 26, 2021/IMFBlog By Tobias Adrian and Rhoda Weeks-Brown New digital forms of money have the potential to provide cheaper and faster payments, enhance financial inclusion, improve resilience and competition among payment providers, and facilitate cross-border transfers. But doing so is not straightforward. It requires significant investment as well as difficult […]

July 26, 2021/IMFBlog By Christian Mumssen and Seán Nolan Low-income countries have been hard hit by the pandemic. Their large financing needs are only likely to grow as they deal with the crisis and its economic aftermath. The IMF has approved a far-reaching package of support that would expand their […]