July 13, 2021/IMFBlog By Metodij Hadzi-Vaskov, Samuel Pienknagura, and Luca Ricci Protests driven by the pandemic’s economic fallout are on the rise, with potentially long-lasting economic consequences. Protests can be catalysts for political reform and social change. But what impact do they have on the economy? According to the latest […]

July 13, 2021/CSL Research In line with its mandate to drive financial inclusion, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) recently released guidelines and regulatory framework for the operations of Mobile Money Services (MMS) in Nigeria. This follows the previous guidelines and regulatory framework issued in 2015. In the same vein, […]

July 13, 2021/Fitch Ratings OPEC+ has delayed its decision on the extent of crude oil production increases, raising questions about the alliance’s capacity to coordinate production and highlighting disagreements about supply policies, Fitch Ratings says. Earlier this week, OPEC+ postponed for a third time its meeting to finalise the decision […]