(Credit: IMF Photos) IMF COUNTRY FOCUS February 12, 2026/IMFBlog When Brazil’s unemployment rate dropped to 5.2 percent in November 2025—the lowest in a quarter century—it punctuated an impressive turnaround from the pandemic. Yet, while men’s participation in the labor market has returned to its pre-COVID trend, women have fallen behind […]
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NGXASI Advance +0.25% on Gains Recorded in Blue Chips
February 12, 2026/InvestmentOne Report The NGXASI advanced by 0.25% to close at 178,625.63pts, as gains recorded in SEPLAT (+10.00%), PRESCO(+4.71%) and MTNN (+0.46%), drove the equities market into the green zone. In the fixed income space, the Treasury Bills secondary market traded on a slightly bearish note driven by […]

