June 19, 2024/CSL Research According to the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) report for May 2024 released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the headline inflation rate, increased by 33.95% y/y in the month of May 2024, 26 basis points (bps) higher than the recorded growth of 33.69% y/y […]
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Central Bank Digital Currencies Can Boost Middle East’s Financial Inclusion
(Credit: JohnnyGreig/iStock by Getty Images) June 18, 2024/IMFBlog By Serpil Bouza, Marcello Miccoli, Borislava Mircheva Almost two-thirds of countries in the Middle East and Central Asia are exploring adopting a central bank digital currency as a way to promote financial inclusion and improve the efficiency of cross-border payments. Adopting a CBDC, however, […]
May 2024 Inflation Report – Persistent Increases Amid Economic Challenges
June 19, 2024/InvestmentOne Report Please click to download our May 2024 Inflation Update The latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) report from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) indicates that inflation in Nigeria continued its upward trajectory in May 2024 for the 17th consecutive month. Headline inflation rose by 26bps to […]
