OPINION/EDITORIAL

Tourism Trauma and COVID-19

Chart of the Week August 20, 2020/IMFBlog By Cyril Rebillard Pandemic-related lockdowns, flight cancellations, and border closures may be putting a crimp on summer vacation plans. However, the precipitous drop in tourism will have an outsized impact on countries that rely on foreign travelers—with potentially large-scale effects on their economies’ […]

In Central Africa, Economic Recovery Must Go Through a Reform of Forex Regulations

In his latest analysis on the African oil sector, Leoncio Amada NZE, Executive President for the CEMAC region at the African Energy Chamber and CEO of APEX Industries argues that there will not be a recovery in Central Africa without addressing the region’s forex regulations first By Leoncio Amada NZE […]

Is Insurance a Government-led Private Business in Nigeria?

Culled—Proshare August 18, 2020 By Ekerete Ola Gam-Ikon  Today, it is unlikely that any insurance company in Nigeria will concede that it is owned by the government except a few where the interests of the Federal Government and some States are publicly declared. All insurance companies, irrespective of the ownership, […]