OPINION/EDITORIAL

Domestic Investor Participation Remains Strong

January 23, 2025/CSL Research Domestic investors continued to dominate market activity at the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) in 2024, contributing a remarkable 84% of the total transaction value as of November, compared to just 16% from Foreign Portfolio Investors. This robust domestic participation has significantly bolstered the market, providing much-needed […]

Electricity Reform Can Help Usher in Sustainable Growth in The Bahamas

(Credit: Marina113/iStock by Getty Images) January 22, 2025/IMFBlog IMF COUNTRY FOCUS Modernizing electricity grids and increasing the shares of solar energy and liquified natural gas (LNG) in electricity production can yield major macroeconomic benefits in The Bahamas. Such transformations, over the medium-term, could reduce fossil fuel imports, decrease the country’s […]

Developing Nations Must Determine Their Own Energy Futures, Not Bureaucrats at the IEA

Green energy for developing nations around the world illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times The unrealistic view that emerging economies can develop using only renewables January 22, 2025/AEC By NJ Ayuk Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber OPINION: Western governments pursuing net-zero goals often expect emerging and developing economies to follow […]