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Stress Tests Can Help Determine How Much Capital Central Banks Need

September 19, 2025/IMFBlog (Credit: studio-fi/iStock by Getty Images)  By Romain Veyrune September 19, 2025/IMFBlog Central banks pride themselves on being data-driven and consensus-based. Surprisingly, though, there is little consensus among policymakers on a crucial issue: how much capital should these institutions hold? Unlike commercial banks, central banks don’t have universally […]

Insights From KnowBe4’s Annual Phishing Benchmarking Report – Navigating Cyber Threats in Africa

The report shows a clear link between security awareness training and simulated phishing tests for better resilience against cyber threats June 3, 2024/KnowBe4 KnowBe4, the provider of the world’s largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, today released its new 2024 Phishing by Industry Benchmarking Report to measure an […]

Oil Jumps, but Another Downward Slide Seems Likely

January 9, 2024/Oilprice.com Tom Kool Editor, Oilprice.com WTI crude gained more than 2% on Tuesday morning, erasing some of Monday’s losses, but increasingly negative sentiment in oil remains a prime risk. Start to 2024 Oil Trading Looks Increasingly Bearish – Hedge funds and other money managers are increasingly bearish on […]