May 26, 2020/OilPrice.com By Josh Owens for Oilprice.com Chart of the Week – The U.S. South accounts for more utility-scale solar installations over the past three years than any other region of the country. – The “South Atlantic” region installed 2.2 GW of new solar in 2019, according to […]
OPINION/EDITORIAL
Keeping Economic Data Flowing During COVID-19
May 26, 2020/IMFBlog By Louis Marc Ducharme, James Tebrake, and Zaijin Zhan Accurate and timely economic data are crucial for informing policy decisions, especially during a crisis. But the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the production of many key statistics. Without reliable data, policymakers cannot assess how badly the pandemic is […]
Low interest rates in a low-growth economy
May 25, 2020/Coronation Report The Monetary Policy Council (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) meets this week to consider its policy rate and the overall direction of interest rates. As we pointed out last week, the upward movement in the CBN’s foreign exchange reserves, combined with the positive […]
