April 30, 2020IMFBlog By Era Dabla-Norris and Changyong Rhee Full or partial lockdowns to curb the spread of COVID-19 are having crippling effects on businesses and workers across Asia, as elsewhere. Among the most vulnerable of the workers are the ones working in part-time and temporary jobs without social insurance, […]
OPINION/EDITORIAL
Equatorial Guinea Year of Investment Advances, Despite Challenges
The Minister of Mines and Hydrocarbons promotes downstream projects and continues to sign contracts, as oil and gas industry adapts to COVID-19 April 30, 2020/Africa Oil & Power Conference. By Caty Hirst, Director of Programming at Africa Oil & Power COVID-19 has slowed global trade, but Equatorial Guinea is not […]
Short and long currency cycles
April 29, 2020/Coronation Report Last we noted that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is in no hurry to raise market interest rates and that – most of the time – Nigeria’s commercial banks are liquid, usually reporting over N500.0bn (US$1.3bn) in total closing balances. This situation is consistent with […]
