OPINION/EDITORIAL

Emerging Market Economies Bear the Brunt of a Stronger Dollar

(Credit: Dilok-Klaisataporn/iStock by Getty Images) July 19, 2023/IMFBlog By Rudolfs Bems and Racha Moussa The US dollar’s strengthening last year to a 20-year high had major implications for the global economy. We examine these spillovers from the currency’s appreciation in our latest External Sector Report. Building on recent research by Maurice Obstfeld and Haonan […]

Opportunities for U.S. Agricultural Products in Singapore

July 19, 2023/USDA Foreign Agricultural Service International Agricultural Trade Report Zachary Bachtell Executive Summary Singapore imports more than 90 percent of its food and has a diverse, competitive array of trading partners. The United States and Singapore have a long-standing free trade agreement (FTA), and Singapore is a well-developed market […]

Petrol Prices Up Again

July 19, 2023/CSL Research Yesterday, the retail outlets of the national oil company Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, (NNPCL) in Abuja adjusted the pump price of petrol from N537 per litre to N617 per litre. The price change triggered price changes in other outlets around the country. Mele Kyari, group […]