OPINION/EDITORIAL

Nigeria Macroeconomic Update 2024 Q1: Calm in Sight after the Storm

April 2, 2024/FSDH Research Kindly click here to download the full report on Macroeconomic Update 2024 Q1. Below is the summary: Global growth projections remain flat for 2024 and 2025 Data Source: IMF Global GDP growth is projected to remain flat in the medium term. Growth in 2023 was estimated […]

Brent Closes in on $90 as Geopolitical Risk Climbs

April 2, 2024/Oilprice.com Tom Kool Editor, Oilprice.com A combination of rising geopolitical risk and supply disruptions has pushed oil prices higher, with Brent looking increasingly likely to break the $90 mark. – Energy stocks have started to outperform the wider stock market as Brent is nearing 89 per barrel this […]

Hidden Debt Hurts Economies. Better Disclosure Laws Can Help Ease the Pain

(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 […]