(Credit: Hadynya/iStock by Getty Images) IMF COUNTRY FOCUS February 3, 2025/IMFBlog Benin faced a number of negative spillovers in 2022: a deteriorating regional security situation at its northern border, the lingering scars of COVID-19, and higher living costs amid the war in Ukraine. To help counter those headwinds, the country […]
OPINION/EDITORIAL
Why Oil Prices Could Spike Next Week
January 31, 2025/Oilprice.com Michael Kern Editor, Oilprice.com Oil prices have fallen for the second consecutive week, but a major bullish catalyst may be looming in early February. Oil prices are set to finish this week some $2 per barrel lower than a week ago as the January ICE Brent futures […]
CBN Inflation Expectation Survey
January 30, 2025/CSL Research The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) recently published its December 2024 Inflation Expectation Survey, capturing perspectives from households and businesses across the country. The survey reveals that a majority of respondents perceive the current inflation rate as high. Notably, 83.5% of household respondents believe inflation is […]
