(Credit: dmbaker/iStock by Getty Images) June 26, 2025/IMFBlog By Guillaume Chabert, Robert Powell The significant shocks that have buffeted the global economy over the past five years have weighed heaviest on low-income countries and fragile and conflict-affected states. The post-pandemic recovery in low-income countries has lagged emerging market economies, which began […]
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Nigeria’s Electricity Act 2023
June 25, 2025/CSL Research According to a Punch news report, Nigeria’s power sector is undergoing a historic transformation following the enactment of the Electricity Act 2023, which decentralises electricity regulation and empowers states to control generation, transmission, and distribution within their territories. Already, seven states—including Enugu, Ondo, Ekiti, Imo, Oyo, […]
Explainer: How the IMF Finances Itself and Why it Matters for the Global Economy
(Credit: IMF Photo/Alyssa Schukar) June 25, 2025/IMFBlog By Julie Kozack, Bernard Lauwers The IMF may be best known for lending to crisis-hit countries. But what about its own finances? How does it finance its critical functions and cover its operational expenses? Let’s remember that the IMF is not only a global […]
