(Credit: kitzcorner/iStock by Getty Images) March 30, 2023/IMFBlog By Siddharth Kothari and Nour Tawk The pandemic, coupled with trade disruptions and Russia’s war on Ukraine, caused lasting harm to Asia-Pacific economies, damaging growth, productivity, and investment. Specifically, it left deep and long-lasting scars which, without swift and bold policy action, could restrain […]

March 30, 2023/CSL Research Amidst allegations of widespread violence, voter intimidation, and INEC’s perceived incompetence, Nigeria concluded its electioneering process across all the 36 states of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory. The 2023 general elections was one of the most controversial since Nigeria attained independence in 1999, the […]

March 30, 2023/United Capital Research Following the failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) Financial Group, financial markets have been concerned about the strength of the US banking sector, and weary of the next bank(s) and financial firms to fail. The pace of benchmark rate hikes has left several banks with […]