February 24, 2020/IMFBlog By Dmitry Plotnikov Central America remains one of the world’s most violent regions, where about 4.5 percent of the world’s homicides occur. The region has only about 0.5 percent of the world’s population. But thanks mainly to increased security efforts by the region’s governments, homicide rates are […]
OPINION/EDITORIAL
OPEC is in no Rush to Rescue Oil Markets
February 21, 2020/OilPrice.com Oil prices fell on Friday as OPEC+ decided not to move its March meeting forward while Russia indicated that it currently has no intentions to cut production further. Market Movers – The offshore driller Noble Corp. (NYSE:NE) saw a robust 12% surge yesterday after its Q4 losses […]
Inflation and Interest rates in Africa: A big deal for investors?
February 21, 2020/United Capital Report Recently, several African economies released inflation figures for Jan-2020. The region’s largest economies, Nigeria and South Africa, recorded inflation rates of 12.1% y/y (22-months high) and 4.5% y/y (7-months high) respectively. This was due to a respective pressure in food and energy prices. Similarly, inflation […]
