(Credit: Orbon Alija/iStock by Getty Images) September 6, 2023/IMFBlog By Rodrigo Valdes “This time it wasn’t us,” Guillermo Ortiz, then governor of Mexico’s central bank, said at the 2008 start of the global financial crisis. He spoke for emerging economies, accustomed to being at the epicenter of macroeconomic problems. Today, the […]
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BRICS: Is the US Dollar Under an Imminent Threat?
September 6, 2023/Cordros Report The BRICS, a five-nation group of emerging economies encompassing Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, held its 15th summit in South Africa from 22 to 24 August 2023. At the meeting, the emerging markets bloc made a momentous decision to expand by inviting six nations […]
Active Mobile Lines Increased by 0.4% MoM to 221m in July 2023
September 6, 2023/FBNQuest According to the data from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the number of active mobile lines in Nigeria increased by slightly over 774,000 (+0.4%) m/m to almost 221 million in Jul ‘23. This marks the first monthly rise in mobile connections since Feb ‘23 when the number […]
