(Image: IMF) September 2, 2022/IMFBlog By Gita Bhatt The recent plunge in crypto assets has left investors numbed by losses and surely in doubt. But the future of money is undoubtedly digital. The question is, what will it look like? In our latest issue of Finance & Development, some of […]
OPINION/EDITORIAL
Oil Markets Spooked By China’s Lockdowns
September 2, 2022/OilPrice.com Crude prices bounced on Friday, recuperating some losses as China’s COVID lockdowns become the main narrative in oil markets again. Friday, August 26th, 2022 Chinese weakness has become the key talking point of the past week. First, the country’s PMI index for August recorded a mere 49.4, […]
Low Base in the Prior Period Magnifies Y/Y Growth in Foreign Inflows
September 2, 2022/CSL Research Analysis of the recently released data by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on capital importation for Q2 2022 revealed that the total amount of foreign investment inflows into the Nigerian economy increased by 75.3% y/y to US$1.5bn in Q2 2022 from US$875.6m in Q2 2021. […]
