(Credit: Sylisia/iStock by Getty Images) May 9, 2023/IMFBlog By Mariarosaria Comunale, Petra de Bruxelles, and D. Filiz Unsal Less than half of workers employed in advanced economy central banks are women, but on average only a third of women are economists or managers, according to an IMF Survey. Instead, women occupy 80 […]
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Securitisation of the 22.7Trn Naira ‘’Ways and Means’’
May 9, 2023/CSL Research After deliberations, the Senate finally approved the request by President Muhammadu Buhari to restructure the N22.7trn loans the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) extended to the Federal Government under its ‘’Ways and Means provision’’. The provision allows the government to borrow from the apex bank (as […]
Shareholder Demands to Review HSBC’s Group Structure Increase Uncertainty
May 9, 2023/Fitch Ratings Growing demands and increased pressure from some of HSBC’s (A+/Stable/a+) shareholders to review and potentially change the banking group’s structure, including carving out more independence for its Asia operations, increases uncertainty surrounding the execution of the group’s strategy, Fitch Ratings says. Recent proposals for a […]
