March 26, 2024/Oilprice.com Tom Kool Editor, Oilprice.com In what feels like an increasingly bullish oil market, $90 Brent is now a real possibility. While demand uncertainty persists, geopolitical risk, a weakening U.S. dollar, and OPEC+ supply cuts have moved prices higher. – Long positions held by hedge funds and other […]
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Digital Money, Carefully Managed, Can Aid Pacific Island Growth and Equality
(Credit: BrianScantlebury/iStock by Getty Images) March 25, 2024/IMFBlog By Anca Paduraru, Yong Sarah Zhou Pacific island countries are eager to leverage the opportunities of the digital money revolution by developing payment systems, expanding financial inclusion, and mitigating the loss of correspondent banking relationships. These countries, some of the world’s most remote […]
Nigeria’s Total Public Debt Still Rising
March 25, 2024/CSL Research Nigeria’s public debt has been growing steadily in recent years, reaching a significant level of N97.34tn (US$108.23bn pegged at N899.39/$) as of 31 December 2023, according to the Debt Management Office (DMO). The total public debt stock includes the combined domestic and external borrowings of the […]

