March 17, 2021/IMFBlog By Chang Yong Rhee and Katsiaryna Svirydzenka The Sydney Opera resumed live performances and the city of Melbourne recently hosted the Australian Open tennis tournament with fans (mostly) in attendance. Japan is back to planning the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics, while China focuses on the Beijing 2022 […]
OPINION/EDITORIAL
US $1.9tn Stimulus… Positive for Nigeria?
March 17, 2021/United Capital Research On 6th March 2021, Joe Biden signed a $1.9tn COVID-19 relief bill (the 3rd major stimulus package passed in the U.S. since the start of the pandemic). The bill aims to act as a catalyst to spur U.S economic recovery to pre-pandemic levels by 2022. […]
Pressure Persists on CPI as Headline Inflation Hits a 4-year high of 17.33% in February 2021
March 17, 2021/InvestmentOne Report Recently, the National Bureau of Statistics released the inflation figure for the month of February 2021 which further showed the pressure on consumer prices as the headline inflation hit a 4-year high of 17.33% from 16.47% in January 2021. In the same vein, the index rose […]
