Staving off both recession and a financial crisis may take more than a hope and a prayer.
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The Fed is also beginning to reduce its massive balance sheet, which is beginning to cause disruptions in the $24 trillion Treasury market.
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Various scholars weigh in on the state of Ghana’s economy, how it got into this situation and on the IMF’s involvement.
Nigeria’s 2023 budget may not address food inflation.
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Nigeria’s 2023 budget could worsen the country’s cycle of deficits and debts.
Another prime minister shown the door.
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Only months into the job, Prime Minister Liz Truss is on her way out already, leaving her government in search of a new leader and a way to regain public trust.
The 2020 COVID lockdown witnessed an upsurge in crime in Ibadan, Nigeria.
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Nigeria should consider embracing a decentralised policing system as community mobilisation during COVID lockdown ensured law and order.
“Mortgage approved”: an increasingly unlikely outcome in the current environment.
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Borrowers want to know when soaring mortgage rates will go down again.
Ghana is engaging the IMF over a bailout.
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Ghana’s sovereign risk has been downgraded to near junk status by ratings agencies in recent times.
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and Minister of Finance Jason Nixon, then Minister of Environment and Parks, chat before the throne speech is delivered in Edmonton in May 2019.
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A sales tax — a tax that’s stable, easy to administer and costs less to collect than income taxes — would stabilize Alberta’s volatile roller-coaster economy.
Ride hailing companies have found success in the transport sector in Ghana.
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Lawmakers and courts in Ghana must strengthen protections for drivers of ride hailing companies
In uncertain economic times, businesses are trying to become more resilient.
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In the current economic climate, some businesses are building resilience by expanding into new markets
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Experts explain why there might not be much to celebrate and proffer solutions.
Nigeria’s economy needs to diversify away from oil.
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There should be a better long-term strategy for foreign direct investments in Nigeria that’s not tied to its oil reserves.
Members of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria protest over crude oil theft.
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Insecurity of assets and life with declining capacity for technical and market production are responsible for Nigeria’s low crude oil production.
Most national carbon border adjustments being considered target only manufactured goods.
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A new study shows what it would mean for Europe and China, and why the US might not be too excited about the idea.
Lower gas prices will put downward pressure on inflation.
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Inflation remained near a 40-year high due to a jump in the cost of food and shelter. But that might not mean the Federal Reserve will get more aggressive when it comes to monetary policy.
New train services like this, in Lagos, are designed to boost economic activities and ease movement of passengers.
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Bola Tinubu will be saddled with a near comatose economy. Here are four priorities that would make the difference.
Central Bank of Nigeria, Ibadan zonal office.
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Nigeria’s banking sector is dominated by local players born out of state policy.
Indigenous-led conservation economies have immense reconciliatory potential and need to be respectfully supported and engaged.
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Indigenous-led conservation economies have immense reconciliatory potential and need to be respectfully supported and engaged in order to create a new shared and equitable economic system.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi making a speech at the AU headquarters.
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The commitment of African leaders remains the greatest obstacle to African renaissance and development. Consultation with citizens is also called for.
A number of factors have contributed to the recent rise in inflation, including supply chain disruptions, the Russian invasion of Ukraine and labour shortages.
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An economist provides insight into how inflation is measured, where it comes from and how it is impacting Canadians and the economy at large.