Sustainability

Solar Industry in the MENA Region: Sunny Prospects

A trend towards generating electricity from solar power is on the horizon for the countries of the MENA region (Middle…

12 years ago

Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture: Sustainability and Growth in Investments from Private Sector, but Banks Overcharge

The expected gains of the N450billion Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk-Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) special credit portfolio set aside by…

12 years ago

Otaviano Canuto, World Bank Group: Fiscal Policy Redux

As part of their response to negative shocks coming from advanced economies after the Lehman Brothers' collapse in 2008, most…

12 years ago

Nigeria’s Economy Grows by 6.6%

At a time when Europe’s growth is stalling and in recession, Nigeria’s economic output is continuing to motor away. However, this growth…

12 years ago

IMF: Anything that Works to Create Jobs

A broad mix of policies is needed to help put the global economy on a sustained and balanced growth path,…

12 years ago

UN Expects Subdued Asia-Pacific Growth in 2013

Growth in Asia-Pacific remains subdued due to the impact of persistent weaknesses and uncertainties in the developed economies, the United…

12 years ago

IMF on Global Financial Security: Old Risks, New Risks

The global financial system is far more stable than it was six months ago, but a number of challenges remain.…

12 years ago

IMF Mission to Egypt: Improvement in Targeting of Energy Subsidies

A staff mission from the International Monetary Fund visited Cairo during April 2-15. At the conclusion, Andreas Bauer, Mission Chief…

12 years ago

Dairy Price Surge Hits UN Food Price Index

A sharp surge in the price of dairy products pushed the overall costs of food one percentage point higher in…

12 years ago

Millenium Goals: Ban Ki-Moon Calls our Hero Malala Yousafzai

The United Nations on April 5th called for accelerated action in the next 1,000 days from governments, international organizations and…

12 years ago