(Credit: da-kuk/iStock by Getty Images) April 8, 2024/IMFBlog By Charles Cohen, Caio Ferreira, Fabio Natalucci, Nobuyasu Sugimoto The private credit market, in which specialized non-bank financial institutions such as investment funds lend to corporate borrowers, topped $2.1 trillion globally last year in assets and committed capital. About three-quarters of this was in the […]

April 5, 2024/FBNQuest Research The World Bank, in its recent publication of the Food Security report, provided an outlook on agricultural commodities globally. Specifically, the report provides current developments and expectations for the global agricultural market and highlights regional peculiarities. Citing severe food insecurity in some regions, particularly in Africa, […]

April 5, 2024/Coronation Research According to Nigeria’s Debt Management Office (DMO), total public debt increased by 10.7% q/q or N9.4trn to N97.3trn at end-December ’23. On a y/y basis, public debt increased by 110.5%. As at end-December’23, public debt was equivalent to 42.3% of 2023 nominal GDP. This is above […]