Growing strains on local economies have led to concerns about food security January 22, 2021AWF By, Edwin Tambara, African Wildlife Foundation For wild animals in Africa on the verge of extinction and the tight knit communities who protect them, COVID-19 is a specter, disrupting a delicate balancing act of survival […]
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SSA Monetary Policy in 2021: Will the dovish way be sustained?
January 22, 2021/United Capital Report In the light of apparent fiscal policy limitations, and in a bid to keep the economy running in the wake of the global pandemic, government authorities used the monetary policy measures available to them to salvage their economies from the potential damage of the Covid-19 […]
Nigeria’s Deficit Monetisation May Raise Macro-Stability Risks
January 21, 2021/Fitch Ratings The federal government of Nigeria’s (FGN) repeated recourse to its Ways and Means facility (WMF) with the central bank (CBN) highlights weaknesses in public finance management, says Fitch Ratings. Sustained use of direct monetary financing could raise risks to macroeconomic stability – given the current weak […]
