OPINION/EDITORIAL

Nigeria’s Constrained Fiscal Space

July 22, 2022/CSL Research The Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, on Thursday, released the four-month fiscal report of the economy during a public consultation on the 2023-2025 Medium Term Expenditure Framework/FSP. According to her, the aggregate expenditure for 2022 was estimated at N17.32trn, with a prorated spending target of N5.77trn […]

More Countries Are Pricing Carbon, but Emissions Are Still Too Cheap

(Photo: Andrzej Rostek/iStock by Getty Images) July 21, 2022/IMFBlog By Simon Black, Ian Parry and Karlygash Zhunussova As the world gears up to avoid a climate catastrophe by limiting global warming to 1.5 to 2 degrees Celsius, more countries are putting carbon pricing at the center of their mitigation strategies. […]

NNPC Limited: Unveiling the New Entity

July 21, 2022/CSL Research The passage of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) in 2021 remains a commendable feat after more than a decade long tussle since the first executive bill was sent to the National Assembly in 2008. The bill comprises five major parts, including Governance and Institutions; Administration; Host […]