OPINION/EDITORIAL

United Kingdom’s Long-Run Prosperity Hinges on Ambitious Reforms

Photo Credit: benedek/Getty Images Signature IMF COUNTRY FOCUS July 11, 2023/IMF By the UK team, IMF European Department Although the United Kingdom is expected to avoid a recession this year, the country faces a challenging economic outlook. The energy price shock due to Russia’s war in Ukraine has disrupted the recovery, […]

Bullish Sentiment Is Slowly Building In Oil Markets

July 11, 2023/Oilprice.com Tom Kool Editor, Oilprice.com Oil prices have been slowly moving higher in recent weeks as bullish sentiment begins to build on the back of Saudi Arabia’s supply cut and Russia’s pledge to cut its oil exports. Chart of the Week – China’s attempts to boost domestic industrial […]

Nigerian Banking Sector 2023 Mid-Year Outlook – Unearthing Potential Pass through of Policy Rejigs

July 10, 2023/Cardinalstone H1’23 witnessed numerous twists critical to the banking sector outlook. These twists included the abolition of FX market segmentation, the entrenchment of a 2-way quote system premised on the willing buyer-seller mode and plans to normalise the use of the CRR as a monetary policy tool. The […]