OPINION/EDITORIAL

Urgent Action Needed to Address a Worsening ‘Two-Track’ Recovery

July 7, 2021/IMFBlog By Kristalina Georgieva When G-20 finance ministers and central bank governors gather in Venice this week, they can take inspiration from the city’s unbreakable spirit. As the world’s first international financial center, Venice has faced the vagaries of economic fortunes over centuries, while being directly affected by […]

The Cryptocurrency frenzy; A call for caution

July 7, 2021/CSL Research A Guardian news report says an increasing number of Nigerian youths are investing in cryptocurrencies despite a financial regulatory restriction imposed on dealings in the digital currencies by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in February and the recent crash that saw Bitcoin, the flagship asset, […]

Oil Rally Grinds To A Halt

July 6, 2021/OilPrice.com U.S. WTI futures are retreating after having reached a six-year high on Tuesday morning. The OPEC+ standoff has been the latest in a string of bullish events that has sent crude prices up by almost 60 percent since the beginning of the year. In this week’s newsletter, […]