Photo Credit: mabus13/iStock by Getty Images IMF COUNTRY FOCUS April 29, 2024/IMFBlog From electric vehicles to solar panels to future innovations, the global transition to clean energy is set to further heighten demand for critical minerals. Between 2022 and 2050, demand for nickel will double, cobalt triple and lithium rise […]
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Nigeria Likely to Fall to Fourth Largest Economy in Africa by 2024
April 26, 2024/FBNQuest Research Recent events highlight the impact of fiscal policies on Nigeria’s economy. Despite its past status as Africa’s largest economy, the Naira devaluation in 2023 saw Nigeria drop to third place, behind Egypt and South Africa. While the IMF forecasts a GDP growth of 3.34% in 2024, […]
Water for the Future: Tangiers Takes Steps to Secure Its Blue Gold
Overlooking the Strait of Gibraltar at the northern tip of Morocco, Tangiers is a cosmopolitan place and gateway to the great continent of Africa April 26, 2024/AfDB The white city of Tangiers wakes gently at daybreak. Schoolchildren mill up and down the main streets of the old town, the medina, […]
