OPINION/EDITORIAL

MPC Meeting: Another 50bps Rate Hike on the Cards

November 22, 2024/Cordros Report The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is set to convene for the final meeting of the year on 25 and 26 November. Since the last meeting in September, inflation has taken a sharp turn upward, rising for two consecutive months […]

Geopolitical Risk Underpins Oil Prices

Image Credit: Oilprice.com November 22, 2024/Oilprice.com Michael Kern Editor, Oilprice.com Geopolitical risk has pushed oil prices back up this week, but traders are likely to refocus on fundamentals as the month draws to an end and the next OPEC+ meeting looms. Friday, November 22nd, 2024 Brent futures have been trading […]

G20 Economies Should Target Reforms to Boost Medium-Term Growth Prospects

(Credit: Galeanu Mihai/iStock by Getty Images) November 22, 2024/IMFBlog By Paula Beltran Saavedra, Nicolas Fernandez-Arias, Chanpheng Fizzarotti, and Alberto Musso For most Group of Twenty economies, growth is poised to weaken over the next five years and remain well below what was typical in the two decades before the pandemic. That’s one […]