January 6, 2025/CSL Research Provisional data from the Central Bank of Nigeria for October 2024 highlights a positive trade performance, driven by stronger growth in export earnings compared to imports. The trade surplus expanded to US$2.21 billion, up from US$2.07 billion in September. This improvement was fueled by a 3.51% […]
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How Artificial Intelligence Will Affect Asia’s Economies
(Credit: Chunip Wong/iStock by Getty Images) January 5, 2025/IMFBlog By Tristan Hennig and Shujaat Khan Asia-Pacific’s economies are likely to experience labor market shifts because of artificial intelligence, with advanced economies being affected more. About half of all jobs in the region’s advanced economies are exposed to AI, compared to […]
Signs of Optimism in Oil Markets as a New Year Begins
January 3, 2024/Oilprice.com Michael Kern Editor, Oilprice.com Oil markets have started the year with a renewed sense of optimism, driven by stock draws in the U.S. and China’s attempts to stimulate its economy. The gradual return of oil market participants from the New Year’s Eve holidays has been marked with […]
