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104 days of Bidenonomics
President Biden has now been in office for 100 days. Okay, technically 104 days. In that time, presidential tweets have gotten way more boring, but the federal government's plans to intervene in the…
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Slow-Healing Scars: The Pandemic’s Legacy
Recessions wreak havoc and the damage is often long-lived. Businesses shut down, investment spending is cut, and people out of work can lose skills and motivation as the months stretch on. But the…
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Legally Speaking, is Digital Money Really Money?
Countries are moving fast toward creating digital currencies. Or, so we hear from various surveys showing an increasing number of central banks making substantial progress towards having an official digital currency. But, in…
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Navigating Capital Flows – An Integrated Approach
International capital flows provide significant benefits for economic development but can also generate or amplify shocks. This dilemma has long posed challenges for policymakers in many open economies. While flexible exchange rates can…
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How the Rich Get Richer
A paper co-authored this year by economists from the IMF and other institutions confirms that wealthier people are more likely to earn higher returns on their investments. It also shows that the children…
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Financial Highlights of Bua Cement Plc in 9M-2020
Gross profit grew by 13.6% compared to the corresponding period of 2019. The gross profit growth is however slow due to the fact that the growth in cost of sales was more than…
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How Profitable is the Lagos Property Market?
This report examines the property market in Nigeria based on the data obtained from the NIESV.
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A Long, Uneven and Uncertain Ascent
This crisis is far from over. Employment remains well below pre-pandemic levels and the labor market has become more polarized with low-income workers, youth, and women being harder hit. The poor are getting…
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[INFOGRAPHICS] IMF COVID-19 Financial Assistance to SSA Countries
$15.42 billion have found way to Sub-Saharan African Countries to tackle COVID-19 courtesy of the IMF. Nigeria and South Africa receives the largest share at $3.4 billion and $4.3 billion respectively
