Today, we’re seeing countries across Sub-Saharan Africa commit to increasing the share of renewable energy in their mix and to decarbonize their economies February 16, 2021/GE The power sector accounts for up to 41 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions today, with Africa contributing about 2-3%. In parallel, there are […]
OPINION/EDITORIAL
Interest rates: how much higher?
February 15, 2021/Coronation Research How much higher are Nigerian Treasury Bill rates going to rise this year? We think that there are several months of rising rates ahead of us, and that we should not be surprised to see 1-year Treasury Bill rates of 10.0%, or more, by mid-year. If […]
A Winding Road to Recovery for Latin America, Caribbean
February 12, 2021/IMF A WINDING ROAD TO RECOVERY FOR LATIN AMERICA, CARIBBEAN Latin America and Caribbean economies face a resurging virus that threatens to thwart an uneven recovery, increase COVID-19 cases and deaths, and plunge more people into poverty, Alejandro Werner, the director of the IMF’s Western Hemisphere Department, writes […]
