Nlovember 13, 2020/IMF IMF Weekend Read 2021: A TALE OF TWO CITIES OR A TALE OF COOPERATION? IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva at the official ceremony of the Paris Peace Forum said she was keen to step up to to the challenges of 2020 and beyond with action on three fronts: pursuing […]

November 13, 2020/United Capital Report Recently, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) ratified Nigeria’s membership of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) less than a month to the deadline. The deal which takes effect tentatively on 1 January 2021, was pushed back from July 2020 to allow governments to concentrate […]

November 12, 2020/IMFBlog Era Dabla-Norris, Frederico Lima, and Hibah Khan Earlier this year, stringent lockdowns and uncertainty about the severity and transmission of COVID-19 led to the widespread adoption of physical distancing measures across the world. However, as COVID-19 outbreaks began to ebb and lockdowns eased over the summer, measures […]