While getting Nigeria to the point where it can realize the full potential of its petroleum resources has been slow going, the country appears to be on the right track September 30, 2020/AEC By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber On Oct. 1, 1960, everything seemed possible for Nigeria: […]
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China: Evolving Demand in the World’s Largest Agricultural Import Market
September 29, 2020/USDA International Agricultural Trade Reports While trade tensions and China’s retaliatory tariffs slashed U.S. agricultural exports to China in 2018 and 2019, China’s agricultural purchases from the rest of the world continued apace. China is now the world’s largest agricultural importer, surpassing both the European Union (EU) and […]
Monetary Policy for all? Inequality and the Conduct of Monetary Policy
September 30, 2020/IMFBlog By Niels-Jakob Hansen, Alessandro Lin, and Rui C. Mano Inequality in both advanced economies and emerging markets has been on the rise in recent decades. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated and raised awareness of disparities between the rich and poor. Fiscal policies and structural reforms are long […]
