OPINION/EDITORIAL

Cybersecurity Threats Call for a Global Response

January 13, 2020/IMFBlog By David Lipton Last March, Operation Taiex led to the arrest of the gang leader behind the Carbanak and Cobalt malware attacks on over 100 financial institutions worldwide. This law enforcement operation included the Spanish national police, Europol, FBI, the Romanian, Moldovan, Belarusian, and Taiwanese authorities, as […]

Oil Bears Return With A Bang

January 10, 2020/OilPrice.com Oil prices have fallen dramatically as fears of a hot war subside and the reality of a global oil glut returns to the forefront of traders’ minds. Friday, January 10th, 2020 Oil prices are set to close out the week down sharply, lower than where they were […]

Economy: Sustained Rise in Credit to Private Sector to Stimulate Economic Growth in Q4 2019

January 10, 2020/Cowry Asset Recently released Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) depository corporations survey showed a 3.45% month-on-month (m-o-m) rise in Broad Money Supply (M3 money) to N36.48 trillion in November 2019. This resulted from a 8.56% increase in Net Domestic Assets (NDA)  to N22.28 trillion which was partly offset […]