March 11, 2026/IMFBlog IMF COUNTRY FOCUS (Credit: Rich Townsend / iStock) South Africa’s economy has shown resilience in 2025. But growth remains too low to significantly reduce unemployment, which exceeds 30 percent overall and reaches 60 percent among young people. Fast-tracking ongoing reforms of electricity and logistics (under Operation Vulindlela) […]
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CBN Issues Baseline Standards for Automated AML Solutions
March 12, 2026/CSL Update The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued baseline standards for automated Anti-Money Laundering (AML) solutions to strengthen the capacity of financial institutions to detect and prevent illicit financial activities. The framework requires banks, fintech companies, and other regulated institutions to deploy automated systems capable of […]
Trump Calms Oil Markets as Hormuz Crisis Persists
March 10, 2026/Oilprice.com Tom Kool Editor, Oilprice.com In this week’s newsletter, we will take a quick look at some of the critical figures and data in the energy markets this week. We will then look at some of the key market movers early this week before providing you with […]
