OPINION/EDITORIAL

Oil Hit Hard As Tariffs Take Effect

September 3, 2019/OilPrice.com –    U.S. average retail gasoline prices dropped to $2.57 per gallon in the last week of August, or about 25 cents (9 percent) lower than at the same time last year.  –    Each dollar per barrel change in price of crude oil translates into a change in […]

Illuminating Dark Corners of the Global Economy

September 3, 2019/IMFBlog Gita Bhatt This issue of Finance & Development reminds me of a Sufi parable. A woman sees a mystic searching for something outside his door. “What have you lost?” she asks. “My key,” he responds. So they both kneel down to look for it. “Where exactly did […]

Fanning Africa’s Glowing Embers of Angel Investment Opportunities

September 3, 2019/VC4A By David van Dijk, ABAN https://ABANangels.org/ and Melissa Ruggles, VC4A https://VC4A.com/ ‘Angel investing is on the rise across Africa.’ This is a commonly heard phrase for those of us active in the early stage investment space on the continent now. And this phrase is often quickly followed […]