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 […]
OPINION/EDITORIAL
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 […]
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 […]
