(Credit: Ekaterina Chizhevskaya/iStock by Getty Images) April 2, 2024/IMFBlog By Alissa Ashcroft, Karla Vasquez, Rhoda Weeks-Brown If efforts to address record global public debt are to leave no stone unturned, then weak disclosure laws warrant deep scrutiny. Hidden debt is borrowing for which a government is liable, but which is not disclosed […]
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Review of DMBs Minimum Capital Requirements
April 2, 2024/CSL Research Over the past weekend, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) made significant announcements regarding the capital requirements for various categories of banks. The changes entail a substantial increase in minimum capital bases across board: Commercial banks with international authorization must now maintain a minimum capital base […]
Oil Closes the Month on a Strong Note
March 29, 2024/Oilprice.com Michael Kern Editor, Oilprice.com The recent rally in oil prices is pushing the benchmarks towards a quarter of gains thanks to the OPEC+ output cuts. Friday, March 29th 2024 The oil markets are increasingly putting their trust into OPEC+ production cuts to remain in place throughout this year, […]
