April 12, 2024/CSL Research Iziaq Adekunle Salako, the Minister of State for the Federal Ministry of Environment, recently announced that Nigeria has initiated the implementation of its Hydrochlorofluorocarbons Phase-out Management Plan (HPMP) project. The goal is to eliminate the country’s 2010 baseline consumption of 344.9 tonnes of Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) by […]
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Rising Cyber Threats Pose Serious Concerns for Financial Stability
(Credit: Altayb/iStock by Getty Images) April 9, 2024/IMFBlog By Fabio Natalucci, Mahvash S. Qureshi, Felix Suntheim Cyberattacks have more than doubled since the pandemic. While companies have historically suffered relatively modest direct losses from cyberattacks, some have experienced a much heavier toll. US credit reporting agency Equifax, for example, paid more than […]
Brent Could Climb to $95 as Bullish Sentiment Builds
April 9, 2024/Oilprice.com Tom Kool Editor, Oilprice.com As bullish sentiment continues to build and Brent settles comfortably above the $90 mark, oil prices look set to continue to climb this week. – German industrial production finally broke through the cycle of gloom after it posted a 2.1% increase in February, […]
