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June 5, 2020/United Capital Report African Economies: Sticking to the guns of re-opening Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, countries around the world implemented lockdowns and restrictions, to contain the spread. African countries were no different, as incumbent government authorities applied similar measures. However, given the continent’s large informal sector that […]
June 4, 2020/IMFBlog Martin Mühleisen, Vladimir Klyuev, Sarah Sanya The coronavirus crisis is a crisis like no other, and for emerging market and developing economies (EMDE), it has triggered a policy response like no other, both in scope and magnitude. Despite their diversity, and in some cases, strained resources, this […]
Culled—Proshare June 4, 2020 By FBNQuest Research Today we turn our attention to inflation. The headline rate has recorded steady upticks since September 2019. The highest increase was seen in October with 36bps while February, March and April 2020 registered increases of 7bps, 6bps and 8bps respectively. Food inflation […]