May 18, 2020/IMFBlog By John Bluedorn and Wenjie Chen The world is in the grip of the COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing Great Lockdown has pushed many countries into deep recessions—worse than during the 2008–09 global financial crisis. In response, governments and central banks all over the world have introduced strong […]

May 17, 2020 By Chris Usatenko 2020 started off with great promise but went downhill pretty fast thanks to the Coronavirus. Is everyone focusing on the wrong type of virus, though? Quite possibly. Phishers, smishers, and other cybercriminals are taking full advantage of the panic that Coronavirus creates. In this […]

Culled—Proshare May 15, 2020 by FBNQuest Research                                                                                    The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a revised 2020-2022 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and an amended 2020 budget, which can now be submitted to the National Assembly for approval and to the president for sign-off. Total FGN spending of N10.52trn (US$27.2bn) […]