April 15, 2020/Hill+Knowlton Strategies  The fiscal and monetary firepower of the Nigerian authorities to resist the coronavirus is limited, as we noted last week, although the CBN is to make a sizeable contribution from its own balance sheet. Attention has therefore shifted to this week’s spring meetings of the IMF […]

April 15, 2020/IMFBlog By Vitor Gaspar, W. Raphael Lam, and Mehdi Raissi In times of pandemic, fiscal policy is key to save lives and protect people. Governments have to do whatever it takes. But they must make sure to keep the receipts. The Fiscal Monitor shows how policymakers can offer […]

April 15, 2020/CBN By Godwin I. Emefiele, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria As many people are now aware, the outbreak of the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in China has rapidly permeated and profoundly changed the world. While this crisis is first and foremost a public health issue, which […]