February 14, 2019/IMFBlog By Amadou N. R. Sy If you are reading this blog—drawn by current buzz around financial technology and the “fintech” reference in the title, and its promise to democratize financial services—then it is probably a safe bet to assume that you have heard of M-Pesa. This mobile payments system started […]

February 14, 2019/InvestmentOne report Please click to download the Outlook for the Oil and Gas Industry ·         Going into the year, we believe oil prices would be dictated by the actual extent of the OPEC cuts.  ·         On a larger scale, while the China-US trade war seems to be deescalating, […]

February 13, 2019/Monthly Review Foundation By Martin Hart-Landsberg China’s growth rate remains impressive, even if on the decline. The country’s continuing economic gains owe much to the Chinese state’s (1) still considerable ability to direct the activity of critical economic enterprises and sectors such as finance, (2) commitment to policies […]