Culled—Proshare July 20, 2020 By FBNQuest Research The monetary policy committee (MPC) holds a virtual meeting today in Abuja. The consensus among analysts in May was that there would again be no change. Yet the committee produced a majority vote for a 100bps reduction in the policy rate to 12.50%, […]
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IMF Weekend Read: A New Phase of the Crisis
July 17, 2020/IMF In today’s edition we focus on the next phase of the crisis, challenges to monetary policy during a pandemic, economic and recovery updates for the Middle East, Asia, Latin America and Europe, building a sustainable global food system, COVID-19 and corruption, and summer reading for economic enthusiasts. […]
SSA Fiscal Policy Response and Debt Sustainability: Striking the right balance
July 17, 2020/United Capital Report The outbreak of COVID-19 left a negative imprint on the revenue profile of most SSA countries (especially for crude oil and tourism dependent economies). As such, the need to cushion the negative impact, spurred government spending across the region. Also, this fiscal imbalance widened the […]
