April 24, 2024/FBNQuest Research In a recent communique released by the Federal Account Allocation Committee (FAAC), the federation’s revenue disbursement to the three levels of government amounted to N1.1trn (US$867.2m) in April 2024 (from March 2024). The gross payout represented a slight decrease of N30bn or (-3% m/m) compared to […]

(Credit: andresr /istock by GettyImages) April 23, 2024/IMFBlog By Gustavo Adler, Rodrigo Valdés Latin America’s workforce grew by nearly 50 percent in the two decades before the pandemic, helping boost economic growth. Now demographic trends are turning, and likely to weigh on growth in the coming years. We expect growth in […]

April 23, 2024/Oilprice.com Tom Kool Editor, Oilprice.com WTI crude hangs above $80 per barrel as geopolitical risks have eased somewhat, but haven’t disappeared altogether. Fuel Oil Is Having Its Sunshine Moment – Fuel oil has risen to prominence as the most improved oil product of late, boosted by higher demand […]