Updates

NGA Holds Industry Forum to Explore Opportunities for Gas in Nigeria’s PIA Regime

December 3, 2021/Modion Communications In consonance with the Federal Government of Nigeria’s vision in pivoting to natural gas as key driver of the nation’s economic development in the energy transition era, the Nigerian Gas Association (NGA), the largest gas industry’s advocacy group is gathering leading stakeholders to explore the progress […]

First Deputy Managing Director Geoffrey Okamoto to Leave IMF, Gita Gopinath to Be IMF’s New First Deputy Managing Director

December 2, 2021/IMF The IMF said today that First Deputy Managing Director (FDMD) Geoffrey Okamoto will leave the Fund early next year and that Gita Gopinath, currently the IMF’s Chief Economist, is proposed to be the Fund’s new First Deputy Managing Director. In making the announcement Kristalina Georgieva, the IMF’s […]

Agencies announce dollar thresholds in Regulations Z and M for exempt consumer credit and lease transactions

December 1, 2021/US Federal Reserve The Federal Reserve Board and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today announced the dollar thresholds used to determine whether certain consumer credit and lease transactions in 2022 are exempt from Regulation Z (Truth in Lending) and Regulation M (Consumer Leasing). By law, the agencies are […]