OPINION/EDITORIAL

Headline Inflation to Creep Up to 12.95%

Culled—Proshare September 9, 2020 by FDC Money supply growth and an astronomical increase (1.86%) in the value of transactions settled through the electronic payments systems in Nigeria could be part of the factors precipitating higher price inflation as forecast in our August projections. Total value of transactions jumped from N16.1trn […]

Petrol: An End to the Subsidy Regime?

Culled—Proshare September 9, 2020 by CSL Research   According to media reports, the  Executive Secretary of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPRA) Abdulkadir Saidu, speaking at a press briefing yesterday, stated that PMS prices would  henceforth be determined by the forces of demand and supply and the international cost […]

Guilt, Gender, and an Inclusive Recovery: A Lesson from Japan

September 9, 2020/IMFBlog By Chie Aoyagi Japan’s voluntary month-and-a-half shutdown of the economy in April due to COVID-19 has had a higher cost for women than men. A key reason: a “guilt gap” between women and men, where women often feel compelled to take on more professional sacrifices. Close to […]