OPINION/EDITORIAL

Legal Implications Associated with Participating in Social Media Groups

April 3, 2021 By Estine Okolo ABSTRACT The emergence of social media platforms has contributedto making the world a global village.Social media as a means of communication has raised and thrownup legal issues relating to its administrationand usegenerally.The issues consist of information management, privacy, liability of users and possible litigation […]

OPEC’s Surprise Decision Bodes Well For Oil Demand

April 2, 2021/OilPrice.com Oil prices climbed on Thursday despite the surprise decision by OPEC+ to increase production, a decision that has been seen as promising for demand. Friday, April 2nd, 2021 Oil prices rose despite OPEC+’s decision to increase production. In fact, rather than a bearish move, investors interpreted the […]

Taming the Wave of Small and Medium Enterprise Insolvencies

April 2, 2021/IMFBlog by Federico J. Díez, Romain Duval, Chiara Maggi and Nicola Pierri The pandemic has hit small and medium enterprises particularly hard, partly because they are predominant in some contact-intensive sectors like hotels, restaurants, and entertainment. As a result, many advanced economies risk experiencing a wave of liquidations […]