OPINION/EDITORIAL

Capital Importation into Nigeria up in Q4 2023 Relative to Q3 2023

February 19, 2024/CSL Research According to data from the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Nigeria experienced a marginal increase in total capital importation in Q4 2023, reaching US$1.09 billion. This marks a 2.62% rise from the US$1.06 billion recorded in Q4 2022. Quarter-on-quarter, there was a substantial increase of 66.27%, […]

IMF Adjusts Nigeria’s Growth Expectations

February 19, 2024/Coronation Research In its latest World Economic Outlook (WEO), the IMF revised its global growth forecast for 2024 upward at 3.1% y/y, from 2.9% y/y predicted in its October ’23 WEO. However, the IMF maintained its global growth projection for 2025 to 3.1% y/y. The global growth projection remains […]

Supervision with Speed, Force, and Agility

February 16, 2024/US Federal Reserve By Vice Chair for Supervision Michael S. Barr Thank you to Columbia University and the organizers for the opportunity to speak today.1 It has been nearly a year since the sudden failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and ensuing turmoil in the banking system, events […]