February 18, 2021/proshare By FBNQuest Research Nigeria’s current-account deficit improved a little in Q3 ’20 from -4.1% to -3.3% of GDP. Expectations of a rather better performance were dashed by an unexpected rise of USD2.5bn in merchandise imports. Crude oil and gas imports increased by USD900m in Q3 as the […]
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Lessons from Mexico: Pushing for better and faster O&G project implementation in Africa
African countries looking to exploit their resources should act even more rapidly and diligently to draw international companies’ appetite, especially in the post-Covid-19 recovery road February 17, 2021/Centurion Law Group By Andres Vega Once one of the world’s biggest producers, Mexico has had a sweet and sour relationship with the […]
Why climate change vulnerability is bad for sovereign credit ratings
February 17, 2021/IMFBlog By Serhan Cevik and João Tovar Jalles Climate change has made the world a riskier place. The destruction wrought by heatwaves, droughts, hurricanes, and coastal flooding doesn’t stop with the toll on human lives and livelihoods—it can also have deep consequences for a country’s finances. Recent IMF […]
