December 11, 2020/Proshare by FDC Ltd The United States (US) presidential election came to a nail biting photo-finish. The world watched and braced itself for what could be a stark change in leader-ship ideology and approach to diplomacy, or an even more disruptive four years if Donald Trump won a […]
OPINION/EDITORIAL
When Inequality is High, Pandemics Can Fuel Social Unrest
December 11, 2020/IMFBlog By Tahsin Saadi Sedik and Rui Xu In the months and years following previous pandemics, the countries most affected saw a rise in social unrest. Based on this historical trend, the COVID-19 pandemic could pose a threat to the social fabric in many countries, but these trends […]
SSA Eurobond Market: Is recovery in sight?
December 11, 2020/United Capital Report At the start of the year, sentiments in the Sub Saharan African (SSA) Eurobond Market were broadly positive as countries in the region reaffirmed their sustained appetite for foreign-denominated debt with the latest issuer in 2020 being Gabon and Ghana. However, the outbreak of the […]
