OPINION/EDITORIAL

Even as Global Uncertainty Surges, Economic Sentiment Remains Positive

(Credit: IMF Photo/Ariana Lindquist)  November 10, 2025/IMFBlog By Hites Ahir, Nicholas Bloom, Davide Furceri  Major policy shifts this year have been adding to unknowns about the future and policy decisions, according to our World Uncertainty Index, which has doubled since January. Uncertainty has surged to an exceptionally high level globally, and it’s likely here […]

CBN’s $1 Trn Mirage: Why Nigeria’s Real Sector Holds the Missing Key

November 9, 2025 By Blaise Udunze When the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) recently declared that the country was on course to becoming a $1 trillion economy through ongoing banking reforms, the statement was met with cautious optimism. To many, it sounded like a long-awaited promise of prosperity as a […]