December 16, 2021/NBS All Items Index The consumer price index, (CPI) which measures inflation increased by 15.40 percent (year-on-year) in November 2021. This is 0.51 percent points higher than the rate recorded in November 2020 (14.89) percent. Increases were recorded in all COICOP divisions that yielded the Headline index. On […]
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IMF Concludes Annual Discussions on CEMAC Common Policies, and Common Policies in Support of Member Countries Reform Programs
December 16, 2021/IMF IMF Executive Board Concludes Annual Discussions on CEMAC Common Policies, and Common Policies in Support of Member Countries Reform Programs. The almost two-years pandemic-related crisis has left CEMAC with a fragile external position. A tighter policy stance, high oil prices, and Heads of States renewed commitments to […]
The World’s Top Recipients of Foreign Direct Investment
(IMAGE: HURCA/ADOBE STOCK) CHART OF THE WEEK December 16, 2021/IMFBlog By Carlos Sánchez-Muñoz, Silvia Matei, and Kristy Howell A Japanese automobile manufacturer builds an assembly plant in Mexico. An Italian software company opens a sales office in Kenya to reach the Kenyan market with their services. A large Australian mining company acquires a […]
