April 6, 2022/USDA Foreign Agricultural Services Executive Summary A number of factors have converged over the last 18 months to send global agricultural commodity prices to near-record levels. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – and the potential loss of Ukrainian exports – was the latest development to push commodity prices higher. […]
OPINION/EDITORIAL
Nigeria Week Ahead – Current Account, Naira & NFP in Focus
April 6, 2022/CMC Connect BCW Written on 28/03/2022 by Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM The next few days could be eventful for Africa’s largest economy despite the quiet domestic economic calendar. At home, all eyes will be on the current account balance for the final quarter of 2021. […]
First Global Bank Stress Test Highlights Increased Financial Resilience
(PHOTO: ETIENNE MARTIN/UNSPLASH) April 6, 2022/IMFBlog By Tobias Adrian, Vikram Haksar and Ivo Krznar The Global Bank Stress Test is a major milestone in the IMF’s ability to gauge the impact of global shocks like the pandemic. Originally outlined in our October 2020 Global Financial Stability Report, it provides a first-of-its-kind assessment of potential […]
