September 5, 2019 By Sabine Dall’Omo, CEO of Siemens Southern and Eastern Africa Without technological constraints, more people from across Africa are free to innovate and create on the global stage; democratisation of energy is necessary to enable Africans to move into the digital age. The term ‘Democratisation of Technology’ […]
OPINION/EDITORIAL
Q2-19 GDP: Outlook Revised on Weaker Non-Oil Growth
September 4, 2019/Cordros Report Economic performance was weaker than expected in the second quarter of 2019, with the recently released Q2-19 GDP data showing that the economy grew by 1.94% y/y (vs. an upwardly revised 2.10% y/y in Q1-19). Dissecting the numbers, we highlight that the Oil sector (+5.15% y/y […]
A Role for Financial and Monetary Policies in Climate Change Mitigation
September 4, 2019/IMFBlog By William Oman July 2019 was the hottest month ever recorded on earth, with countries across the world experiencing record-breaking temperatures. A prolonged drought is affecting millions of people in East Africa, and in August 2019 Greenland lost 12.5 billion tons of ice in one day. A […]
