Photo: franckreporter/iStock by Getty Images April 18, 2022/IMFBlog By Silvia Albrizio, Sonali Das, Christoffer Koch, Jean-Marc Natal, and Philippe Wingender A record rise in private debt could slow the economic recovery, but the drag on growth will vary across countries and within them. Governments succeeded in lessening the economic pain […]
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Chinese Demand Destruction Counters The Risk Of A Russian Oil Ban
April 15, 2022/OilPrice.com While lockdowns in China are causing significant demand destruction and adding downward pressure to oil prices, the EU’s threat to ban Russian oil imports has the potential to send prices significantly higher. Friday, April 15, 2022 China’s descent into an almost nationwide COVID lockdown has triggered the […]
Ghana March 2022 CPI: Inflationary Pressures Biased to the Upside in the Short Term
April 14, 2022/Cordros Report According to the recently released inflation report by the Ghana Statistical Services (GSS), headline inflation maintained its uptrend for the tenth consecutive month, rising by 363bps to 19.36% y/y in March (February: 15.73% y/y) – the highest print since August 2009 (19.65% y/y). The sustained inflationary […]
