OPINION/EDITORIAL

Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is Diverging

(Credit: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/IMF Photo) November 14, 2024/IMFBlog Sub-Saharan Africa is home to nine of the world’s top twenty fastest-growing economies this year. Such startling statistics, however, rarely feature in discussions of the region’s outlook. Instead, headline figures typically emphasize the relatively modest average economic performance. This disconnect reflects a two-track […]

Prepared Remarks before the Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee

November 13, 2024/US SEC Good morning. I’m pleased to speak with the Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee. As is customary, I’d like to note that my views are my own as Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and I am not speaking on behalf of my fellow Commissioners […]

Highlights of the Tax Reform Bills

November 13, 2024/CSL Research Taiwo Oyedele, Chairman of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reform Committee, announced through his X handle that under Nigeria’s new tax reforms, individuals earning the minimum wage or slightly above it will be exempt from the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) tax. On 3 September […]