October 3, 2024/CSL Research In his address to the nation on Nigeria’s 64th Independence Day anniversary, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu announced that the Federal Government had settled the “ways and means” debt of over ₦30 trillion owed to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). This was one of several positive […]
OPINION/EDITORIAL
Guinea-Bissau is Using Blockchain to Boost Fiscal Transparency
(Credit: Tiago_Fernandez/iStock by Getty Images) October 2, 2024/IMFBlog Guinea-Bissau, a small nation on the coast of West Africa, has made a quantum leap into the future. In May 2024, the country successfully launched a blockchain platform—as part of the country’s program with the IMF, under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF)—designed to […]
Building a Community Banking Framework for the Future
October 2, 2024/US Federal Reserve By Governor Michelle W. Bowman It is an honor to return to St. Louis for the 12th year of the Community Banking Research Conference.1 This conference is a model of effective partnership between the Federal Reserve and the Conference of State Bank Supervisors, and more […]
