December 4, 2020/IMFBlog By Kristalina Georgieva and Rajiv J. Shah Climate change and the COVID-19 crisis have a great deal in common. Both are human tragedies and economic catastrophes: The pandemic has taken more than a million lives, thrown hundreds of millions out of work, and is projected to wipe […]
OPINION/EDITORIAL
Implications of CBN’s Introduction of Its Special Bills to the Market
December 3, 2020/Proshare by FBNQuest Research Event: CBN introduces special bills to the market Implications: Yesterday, the CBN through a circular to all banks introduced its “CBN Special Bills” to the financial system. Key features of the bill include a tenor of 90 days, zero coupons and a yield to […]
COVID-19 Hits the Poor Harder, but Scaled Up Testing Can Help
December 3, 2020/IMFBlog By Allan Dizioli, Michal Andrle, and John Bluedorn Across the world, poor neighborhoods have experienced more COVID-19 infections and deaths than wealthier ones. The pandemic and the efforts to control it have disproportionately hurt the poor, both within and across countries. Gaining a better understanding of what […]
