March 31, 2022/CSL Research Mining, including mineral fuel, contributed around 6.19% to Nigeria’s GDP in 2021 (vs 7.13% in 2020). The wide range of solid domestic mineral resources is the new focus area of the Nigerian mining industry. The government’s latest National Development Plan (covering 2021-25) has set a target […]
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Costa Rica Prioritizes Public Health
IMF COUNTRY FOCUS March 30, 2022/IMF Cartago Province, Costa Rica. Care teams are assigned to rural communities across the country. (Credit: alexeys/iStock by Getty Images) March 9, 2022 Related Links Finance & Development: A Life Well Lived Costa Rica’s President: “No Growth and Poverty Reduction Without Economic Stability” Costa Rica […]
Why the IMF is Updating its View on Capital Flows
(PHOTO: THAWEESAK SAENGNGOEN/ISTOCK BY GETTY IMAGES) March 30, 2022/IMFBlog By Tobias Adrian, Gita Gopinath, Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, Ceyla Pazarbasioglu, and Rhoda Weeks-Brown Capital flows can help countries to grow and to share risks. But economies with large external debts can be vulnerable to financial crises and deep recessions when capital flows out. External liabilities are riskiest […]
