(Credit: ymgerman/iStock by Getty Images) March 21, 2024/IMFBlog By Kristalina Georgieva Central bankers today face many challenges to their independence. Calls are growing for interest-rate cuts, even if premature, and are likely to intensify as half the world’s population votes this year. Risks of political interference in banks’ decision making […]

March 20, 2024/CSL Research Based on news reports, last week, Mele Kyari, the Group Managing Director of NNPCL, made an announcement regarding the commencement of operations at the Port Harcourt refinery in approximately two weeks. Kyari disclosed that mechanical works had been completed on the Port Harcourt refinery. He mentioned […]

Given the cost-intensive nature of infrastructure projects, blended financing and public-private partnerships have emerged as crucial avenues for attractive private investment in projects March 20, 2024/Energy Capital & Power As South Africa invites investment in large-scale infrastructure projects, blended financing and public-private partnerships (PPP) have emerged as viable solutions to […]