OPINION/EDITORIAL

“Time is Money. Time is Risk”

Prepared Remarks before the European Commission January 25, 2024/US SEC By Gary Gensler Chair Securities and Exchange Commission Good afternoon. Thank you, Paulina, for the kind introduction. As is customary, I’d like to note that my views are my own as Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and I […]

How Distrust of Government by Marginalized People Fuels Conflict in Africa

(Credit: Peeterv/iStock by Getty Images) January 25, 2024/IMFBlog By Hany Abdel Latif and Mahmoud El Gamal Sub-Saharan Africa suffers from persistent security challenges, and Sahel countries such as Burkina Faso, Chad, Niger, Mauritania, and Mali are particularly afflicted by protracted conflicts and humanitarian crises. While various factors can fuel conflict, our research shows […]

Addressing Nigeria’s Food Crisis

January 24, 2024/CSL Research Based on news reports, the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Mr. Abubakar Kyari, has stated that achieving food security through agricultural development is at the core of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s eight-point agenda, because all the programmes on the agenda are connected to agriculture. He […]