(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 […]

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 […]

January 21, 2025/Cordros Report In this note, we examine the potential implications of the recently announced tariff adjustment on telecom operators. On 20 January 2025, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) approved a maximum tariff hike of 50.0% for telecom operators, significantly lower than the 100.0% increase proposed by the industry. […]