OPINION/EDITORIAL

Riding the Wave: South Africa’s Financial Digital Revolution

GITEX Africa 2024: Fostering Digital Finance and Economic Empowerment May 13, 2024/GITEX Africa GITEX Africa 2024, the continent’s largest tech and startup exhibition scheduled from 29-31 May in Marrakech, Morocco, emerges as a pivotal platform for exploring the intersections of digital transformation, financial inclusion, and economic empowerment. As South Africa’s […]

More Diversified Trade Can Make Middle East and Central Asia More Resilient

(Credit: donvictorio/iStock by Getty Images) May 13, 2024/IMFBlog By Jihad Azour Dislocations from the pandemic, geoeconomic fragmentation, and Russia’s war in Ukraine have shifted world trade dynamics. While this has created challenges, the redirection of trade has also generated new opportunities, particularly for the Caucasus and Central Asia. Since the […]

Nigeria’s Crude Oil Production Grows by 4.14% M/M in April 2024

May 13, 2024/CSL Research The latest report from the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Nigeria’s average crude oil production increased slightly by 4.14% in April 2024, reaching 1.28 million barrels per day (excluding condensates), up from 1.23 million bpd in March. This marks the first uptick after two consecutive […]