OPINION/EDITORIAL

Mounting Cyber Threats Mean Financial Firms Urgently Need Better Safeguards

(Credit: Peter Nguyen/Unsplash) March 3, 2023/IMFBlog By Tobias Adrian and Caio Ferreira Cyber attackers continue to target the financial sector. What will happen when an attack takes down a bank or other critical platform, locking users out of their accounts? Tight financial and technological interconnections within the financial sector can facilitate […]

Oil Prices Fall On Rumors Of An OPEC Split

March 3, 2023/OilPrice.com Tom Kool Editor, Oilprice.com Oil prices were relatively steady early on Friday morning as inflation fears and rising inventories battled with optimism regarding China’s rebounding economy. Then rumors began to circulate that the UAE was considering leaving OPEC and oil prices dropped dramatically.  Oilprice Alert: Whether you are […]

Agricultural Sector GDP Growth Slows in 2022

March 2, 2023/CSL Research According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Nigeria’s agricultural growth slowed to 1.88% in 2022 owing to the devastating flood incidents recorded in key crop-producing states and the supply chain obstruction caused by the Russian-Ukraine war. The sector grew by 1.88% in 2022 in real […]